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
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
By Liz Rothaus Bertrand The other night my 10-year old walked into the kitchen and asked: can we try something new for dinner? I was
If my wife and I were to stack the books that we each read to our daughters in piles next to each other, my wife,
Read Charlotte is a community initiative that unites families, educators and community partners to improve children’s literacy from birth to third grade with a goal of doubling reading proficiency from 39% to 80%. Reading proficiency at third grade is a critical predictor of school, career and life success. Children who are not reading at grade level by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school.