San Diego’s literacy rates aren’t where they should be.
According to the San Diego Council on Literacy, nearly half of all third-graders at schools in the San Diego Unified School District — 46% — are not meeting state standards for language arts. Additionally, between 20% to 25% of adults in San Diego County read prose at the lowest level of literacy.
A joint effort between the Dr. Seuss Foundation and the San Diego Foundation to improve youth literacy rates aims to instill a lifelong love of reading in young children.
The foundations launch “Ready to Learn” on Wednesday, a $15 million joint initiative intended to boost literacy development for children throughout the county, along with more than $1 million in inaugural grants to 18 local literacy nonprofits.
The San Diego Council on Literacy also has some ideas that anyone can implement in order to raise local literacy rates, including:
Volunteer to be a tutor for a child or adult. Read to children at schools, libraries, and other community locations. Read to seniors who may be alone or have vision loss. Read to your children. Ask them to read to you. Donate to a literacy program.The Council further suggests building or restocking neighborhood Little Free Libraries, donating books to lower-income communities, or donating money to nonprofits supporting efforts to improve local literacy rates.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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