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Ten evidence-based drivers of effective reading instruction

By Munro Richardson After I joined Read Charlotte in 2015, I began a multi-year deep dive into reading research in order to develop a panoramic

June 28, 2022

5 resources to build literacy at home

Parents and caregivers are children’s first teachers, laying the groundwork starting at birth for literacy skills later in life.

May 16, 2022

A2i brings actionable literacy data to after school setting

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the old adage goes, and two years ago, Charlotte found itself facing a crisis in which intervention was necessary from all angles.

April 29, 2022

Reading Checkup proves to be valuable tool for local families

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to pivot, over and over, again and again, as we attempt to adjust to each new normal.

February 7, 2022

Improved ‘Reading Checkup’ Launches in Mecklenburg County

The Story Behind a Transformative Literacy Tool to Put Power in the Hands of Families By Liz Rothaus Bertrand In October, Read Charlotte rolled out

November 13, 2020

LEAD FUNDER SERIES: SPOTLIGHTING WELLS FARGO

By Liz Rothaus Bertrand From the beginning, Read Charlotte has been a collaborative effort. To successfully and dramatically improve literacy among Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s youngest residents, a

March 9, 2020

Who We Are

Read Charlotte is a community initiative that unites educators, community partners, and families to improve children’s reading from birth to third grade. We don’t run programs. We are a capacity-building intermediary that supports local partners to apply evidence-based knowledge about effective reading instruction and interventions, high-quality execution, continuous improvement, and data analysis to improve reading outcomes.

Read Charlotte is a public-private partnership administered by the Foundation For The Carolinas.

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