Click HERE to donate books to kids!
Within the U.S., access to books is essential to reading development: the only variable that directly correlates with reading scores is the number of books in the home. However, most recent data describes a profound, even shocking gap: while the ratio of books to children in middle-income neighborhoods is approximately 13 books to 1 child, the ratio in low-income neighborhoods is 1 book to 300 children.* In addition, over 80 percent of childcare centers serving low-income children lack age-appropriate books. Together, The Literacy Site and its domestic partner, First Book, provide children from low-income families in the U.S. with books they can take home and keep
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4 comments:
That is awesome, I usually give old books to our local schools.
I am hoping to get some donation sites up soon! There are a lot of places that can use childrens books, stuffed animals, and even recycle your old VHS tapes! All for charity, and they pay the postage!
What a great cause.
This is a great site! I just clicked. Thank you for sharing.
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