Literacy

The creator of Reading with Rappers is passionate about literacy and plans to keep promoting it in his community.

The St. Louis city chapter of the NAACP is seeking help from the U.S. Department of Education to increase literacy levels in all schools in the region.

The district is partnering with St. Louis Public Libraries to provide books, literacy activities and summer reading programs to help kids get excited about reading.

Amid a national movement to update instruction to match what science says about learning to read, Illinois has adopted a blueprint to improve reading skills among its youth.

The local chapters want to improve literacy rates in the region, launching the "Right to Read" campaign with a mission to get children — especially Black children — proficient in fourth grade reading by 2030.

The Quincy Public Library wants to bring back its bookmobile. The goal is to provide more access to books and improve literacy in the area.

A review from the National Council on Teacher Quality found many educator preparation programs across the country are not doing a good job teaching the science of reading.

At 10, Sidney Keys III founded Books N Bros, a book club and subscription service for young Black boys. Now 17 years old, Keys is an author. Key’s caught us up on how business has been lately and what he has in store next.

Education leaders want Missouri teachers to lean into research-backed literacy instruction methods, known as the science of reading.

Produced in St. Louis, “Drawn In” aims to raise literacy outcomes for Black and brown students.