The Book Gap
Studies have shown that each child from a middle-income family is likely to have 13 age-appropriate books. In low-income families, however, there is only one book for every 300 children. Without access to books, children are less likely to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Children who enter kindergarten prepared are on a path to reading proficiently by 3rd grade – and are 4 times more likely to graduate high school. Learn more about early care and education in our region.
Here’s what we’re doing today:
Take some time to gather up gently used books, and then bring them to Turning The Page’s Carpe Librum Store. Also, find out if your kids under the age of five are eligible for free, new books sent to you through the mail from the DC Public Library and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. You can sponsor a child to get a year of free books here.
Sample Tweets:
Join me in closing the literacy gap by sponsoring a child through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! bit.ly/2n7nO8E #our100days
If you live in DC and have children under the age of 5, sign up for Books from Birth! bit.ly/2mXlkcF #our100days
