Bilingual Books for Literacy & Learning Across US

Exposure to books before age 5 is critical.

Experts say part of the reason that low-income children left behind academically is because their vocabularies are more limited. Research shows that low-income children who are not exposed to books before age 5 enter kindergarten on average with a 30-million-word deficit compared to their more affluent peers. 

Because of generous donations from individuals like you, we are making strides in places like Detroit where we are partnering with the social services agency, Brilliant Detroit, to bring Raising A Reader to more than 100 children and their families.

Reading to children at birth is key to preparing them for future success, and we have more work to do if we want to bring Raising A Reader to more communities in 2018. Thank you for your continued commitment to early childhood literacy!

Your Raising A Reader Team

Links:

• New reading program aims to help children starting at birth

The children at the Liberty Elementary School Judy Center in Baltimore, Maryland absolutely LOVE their financial literacy and STEM books graciously provided by YOU, our generous donors from GlobalGiving. These RAR book collections come with downloadable implementer guides for teachers and special bookplates for parents to help extend the literacy themes into their homes.

Reading achievement of low-income children improves as their access to books increases. Because of your generous donations, books are being put into the hands of children who need them most. Thank you for your continued investment in early childhood literacy. One less child left behind is one more child with a brighter future. Best wishes this holiday season!