1 in 6 CANADIAN CHILDREN STRUGGLE WITH LOW LITERACY.
Low childhood literacy is connected to mental health struggles, low civic engagement, and even more negative outcomes like poverty, addiction, homelessness, and incarceration. What we fail to do now can last a lifetime.
Left Unread is a movement declaring that our children deserve the opportunity to realize their full potential. Low literacy in childhood is not acceptable. If we work together to fill our communities with that message — we can finally fill our children’s world with words.
We promised them a story.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Reading to a child. Joining a book club. Supporting libraries. Displaying a lawn sign. There are lots of ways to promote literacy and the love of reading. We’re also advocating for more data and investment and coordination with community leaders.
We all have a role to play.
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LEFT UNREAD STORYBOOTH
More than one million children in Canada have below grade-level reading skills.
75% of children
who do not overcome early literacy challenges struggle throughout their life.
Low literacy increases costs for healthcare, the justice system, and social assistance.
Our children deserve the opportunity
TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
for early childhood literacy programs at your local schools and libraries
with childhood literacy and advocate for our children with our shareable assets
community literacy programs and share tools and resources with your networks
In our Storybooth series, hear from real people and real parents with startling and hopeful thought about how to ensure no child is #LeftUnread.Â
GET RESOURCES
The importance of early learning and literacy cannot be emphasized enough. It requires a whole community approach. Help spread the words and leave no child Left Unread.
Ever wanted to join a knitting circle? Did you love reading as a child? You’ve got two wonderful reasons to join Left Unread’s Pink Hat Knit-alongs!
We’re gathering knitters of all abilities at weekly knit-alongs so we can make enough hats for a Pink Hat Rally in support of early childhood reading next fall (near International Literacy Day).
Jon us every Monday 1-4 pm at the Alexandra Centre!
