As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun ...

Goodwill Alabama looking for volunteers to sort books, read to children as part of BookWorks program

BookWorks is Alabama Goodwill’s early literacy program.
WSAW

Aspirus using early literacy program to build a love for learning in children

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - When you were a kid, what was your favorite book? Magic Tree House? If You Give a Mouse A Cookie? For me, it was Bailey School Kids without a doubt. Regardless of your preference ...
Marin Independent Journal

Marin schools expand early reading programs

In the two years since San Rafael resident Dawn Patrice pulled her son out of a school because he wasn’t learning to read, a lot has changed in the literacy landscape. The Miller Creek School District ...
NBC Montana

Study shows Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library boosts early literacy skills

First Lady Susan Gianforte highlighted a new report that found Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library significantly strengthens ...
East Oregonian

Pendleton Public Library earns $1.2M grant to support early literacy

PENDLETON — The Pendleton Public Library has received $1.2 million from the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Literacy Community Grant program, becoming the only library in the state to earn the ...