WHY I STARTED VOLUNTEERING FOR LITERACY
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
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
Charlotte, N.C. (February 3, 2020) – Read Charlotte announced a new campaign Monday to ignite momentum around teaching key pre-literacy skills, a move that has
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,
A look at Year One in Charlotte and its game-changing potential in Read Charlotte’s community-wide initiative to double literacy rates By Liz Rothaus Bertrand When
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.