Summer in Kansas City may be a time for barbecues and ball games. But summer also offers an opportunity for free reading. When the school year ends, the need for literacy support does not.
According to Lead To Read KC’s website, only 21% of third graders in Kansas City-area public and charter schools are reading at grade level.
In Kansas City Public Schools, 36.6% of third graders are reading at or above grade level, based on assessments like iReady and the Missouri Assessment Program…