The Power of Reading: How United Way Community Schools Are Inspiring a Love for Learning
This Read Across America Week, United Way Community Schools are celebrating the power of reading—helping students grow, imagine and succeed.
Tag: Lehigh Valley Reads
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Partners Host a Webinar to Discuss the Issue of Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
United Way’s webinar highlights the concerning rise in chronic absenteeism, urging action to improve student engagement and attendance.
Lehigh Valley Reads Launches Million Minute Challenge to Increase Childhood Literacy
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and partners invite you to join the community-wide effort to promote reading and support literacy by third grade, a crucial predictor of future success, during National Reading Month
Lehigh Valley Reads Launches Million Minute Challenge on Read Across America Day
United Way and Lehigh Valley Reads celebrated Read Across America and National Reading Month with a full week of events at United Way Community Schools all across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh Valley Reads Nationally Recognized for Advancing Early School Success
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) recently announced that Lehigh Valley Reads received Pacesetter Honors for its work in 2021-22 to ensure more students are ready for kindergarten and more families have access to diverse books at home.
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Names Lehigh Valley Reads as Finalist for Pacesetter Communities
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading announced Lehigh Valley Reads as one of 22 nationally recognized communities as Pacesetter finalists for exemplifying extraordinary vision and best practices for their 2021–22 efforts.
Read Across America Day Celebrated at Cheston Elementary
On Wednesday, March 9, Cheston Elementary School, a United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) Community School in Easton, hosted a Read Across America Day for 1st and 2nd grade students.
Lehigh Valley Reads Captures Stories of Lehigh Valley Families During the Covid-19 Crisis
Lehigh Valley Reads Works With StoryCorps and Together for Students to Capture Stories of Lehigh Valley Families During the Covid-19 Crisis. Systemic racial inequities exposed by COVID-19 heighten the need for systems transformation.
Children from 4 Elementary Schools in the Region Receive Books on Read Across America Day
Lehigh Valley Reads and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley celebrate Read Across America Day by distributing books and educational supplies to 4 elementary schools across the region and ramp up the Million Minute Challenge.