{"id":3479,"date":"2018-03-15T13:54:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T13:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/?page_id=3479"},"modified":"2025-03-05T01:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T01:37:14","slug":"all-things-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/get-involved\/all-things-literacy","title":{"rendered":"All Things Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for reading and learning.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

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We know you care about literacy and so do we. So we created a whole page to help. This page has links and suggestions that we have discovered to be helpful to our fellow book and literacy lovers.<\/p>\n

If there is something you wish had been on here and it is not, let us know by completing this suggestion form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Need<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Kids Who Read Beat Summer Slide. Studies show that access to books during the summer prevents a drastic loss in reading skill – especially for kids in need. (PRNewsFoto\/First Book)<\/p><\/div>\n

Watch this 60 Minutes clip<\/a> to understand more about the Summer Slide.<\/p>\n

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All Things Books<\/span><\/h3>\n

At Project Transformation Rio Texas, we focus on building diverse, equitable, and inclusive libraries that act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors for the reader. We live in and work with diverse communities, and know we have to be intentional in building anti-bias book collections in our programs and the homes of our participants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How are books used at PT?<\/h4>\n