46% of third graders in the San Diego Unified School District do not meet the standard for language arts (reading/writing). 20-25% of adults in San Diego County read prose at the lowest level of literacy (grade level equivalent of 0-4). We need your help to achieve our vision of Literacy for All! Here are 11 things you can do today, to support the local literacy effort.
- 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.
- Dedicate one-hour (or ½ hour) every day to family reading.
- Create incentives for older siblings to read to younger siblings.
- Donate to a literacy program.
- Build a Little Free Library in your neighborhood. Restock a Little Free Library near you.
- Donate new or like-new books for children in low-income communities.
- Donate to the San Diego Council on Literacy.
- Subscribe to The San Diego Union-Tribune for less than $5 a month! When you purchase this exclusive subscription package, $13 is donated to the local literacy effort. Subscribe here.