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October 2022 Newsletter

DONATE  A Message from our Executive Director: Urgency and Frustration    I have always loved the rhythm of the school year and especially the excitement, hope, and anticipation of September. This year, more than any other year, however,

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Reading Allowed October Book List

Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka (Grades K-3) This title, featuring a young boy and his canine companion, offers a funny, wacky take on familiar fall activities. Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun by Bruce

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September 2022 Newsletter – Back to School Edition

DONATE  A Message from Reading Allowed’sExecutive Director    Catch them before they fail –“if someone had intervened, I wouldn’t have gone to jail.”  Reading Allowed will be three years old this September and this is the third time

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August 2022 Newsletter

DONATE  A Message from Our Executive Director    The consequences of poor literacy skills are devastating and yet we know how to prevent them   75% of state incarcerated adults can be classified as low literate.   It

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July 2022 Newsletter

  DONATE   A Message from Our Executive Director    Let’s All Make a Difference Every Month!  I had no idea that July is such a busy hashtag holiday month. It’s National Mango and Melon Month, National Deli

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June 2022 Newsletter

DONATE  A Message from Our Executive Director    On Providing High-Quality, Structured Reading Instruction:“It’s Not Brain Surgery”  Our doctors are up to date with the latest research when we’re sick, why can’t we assume that our schools are

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Reading Allowed Featured on 6ABC Action News

Reading Allowed was recently highlighted on local Philadelphia news station Channel 6/WPVI TV. During a visit to Visitation BVM Catholic School in Kensington, our tutor, Colette McElwee, and fourth-grade student, Aniya Robinson, discussed why the work of Reading Allowed is

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May 2022 Newsletter

 Coming Soon: “Reading is a Social Justice Issue” Speaker Series DONATE  The Reading Allowed “Reading is a Social Justice Issue” Speaker Series will kick off this fall, featuring Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director of the Education Law Center and

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