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Building a Village: A Community Building Approach to Increasing Early Literacy and School Readiness

Supporting early literacy and readiness through community partnerships.

Who will benefit?

Birth-grade 3 students, particularly who are of low-income and minority students.

Project Highlights:

To help young learners in the Mary C. Snow Elementary School district get back on track after reading proficiency rates dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, the school and West Virginia University are teaming up to build a stronger network that connects community partners, families and schools to early literacy and readiness resources inside and outside of the classroom.

Collaborative Partners: West Virginia University.

Funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.