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"The Right To Read" Film Showing
The Right to Read shares stories of an activist, a teacher and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. American reading levels, especially among African American and Latinx students, have been far below grade-level for decades. When a child doesn’t learn to read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and high school dropout increase. This powerful film tackles this fundamental social justice issue and seeks to answer the question: Why are children not learning to read once they get to school and what can we do to address this profound social problem? This film shows how by using proven science-based, data-driven approaches, we can solve the problem of low literacy rates together. Guest Speaker, Lisa Greening, Executive Director, Turn the Page STL will update us on literacy efforts in St. Louis and what we can all do to solve this critical social justice issue.
Please join us for this important film to learn how activism and determination can ensure every child is given the right to read.
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Sponsor: https://go.evvnt.com/2220562-0
