We all know how important reading as a child is to future success, but this year it’s even more critical. One study cites “Due to coronavirus school closures, students could be losing 30% of reading gains.”
That’s why the work done by the Children’s Literacy Foundation is so important. The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is a nonprofit with a mission to inspire a love of reading and writing among low-income, at-risk, and rural children (ages 12 and under) in Vermont and New Hampshire. Since 1998, CLiF has served more than 250,000 children in 420+ communities and given away more than $7 million in books.
This year the National Life Foundation continued its dedication to childhood literacy with a grant to support the Year of the Book kick-off event at Chelsea Public School. Said Erika Nichols-Frazer, Communications Manager for CLiF, “We had outdoor, socially distanced storytelling and kids got to pick the first of the ten books they’ll get to choose this year! New books were also given to classrooms, the school library, and Chelsea Public Library.”