What We Do
According to national research, 40 percent of 5 year-olds begin Kindergarten one, two, and three years behind, unprepared to learn to read. When they start behind, 74 percent don’t ever catch up.
The “Read with your Child” campaign seeks to call parents to action to impact their child’s success in school by reading to them a minimum of 20 minutes per day. The goal of the campaign is to cultivate a culture in the Roane County community where children learn to read well by the end of third grade. The Children’s Reading Foundation of the Tennessee Valley will accomplish this by providing education and encouragement to parents (and caregivers) on their important role in raising a reader.
For more information contact the tn-valley@readingfoundation.org.
About the Children’s Reading Foundation of Roane County:
The Children’s Reading Foundation (www.readingfoundation.org) is a national organization made up of a network of community-based Reading Foundations. The Roane County chapter is one of its newest foundationsDetails
| (865) 376-7702 | |
| jamesleitnaker@att.net | |
| Jim Leitnaker | |
| President |
