La Junta Literacy graduates 13
By Bette McFarren / La Junta TRibune-Democrat
Posted Dec 9, 2019 at 12:41 PM Updated Dec 9, 2019 at 12:41 PM
The La Junta Literacy Program, guided by Sylvia Rocha, is now in its second year. On Wednesday the program graduated 13 third and fourth graders who have made excellent progress and are felt to no longer need the program. Other youngsters will be brought in to take their places.
AROUND TOWN: Children's Literacy Center Vintner Dinner helps support reading tutor program for youngsters
By Linda Navarro [email protected]
December 8th, 2019
A black-tie vintner dinner for 255 at The Broadmoor on Oct. 26 will help hundreds of Colorado children with their reading, raising pledges for longtime area programs.
Impact of Colorado’s Children’s Literacy Center felt in classroom and on football field
Tutoring organization serves 15 locations across state, and helped one student play pro football
By JAMES BURKY | [email protected] | The Denver Post
October 25, 2019 at 8:00 am
Paul Browning is living his dream of playing professional football thanks to the Children’s Literacy Center.
Children's Literacy Center donates books to fight illiteracy in Colorado
By: Suzie Ziegler
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - We sat down with program manager of the Pikes Peak Region and spokesperson from the Children's Literacy Center Sandy McGraw to discuss their mission to improve literacy in Colorado.
McGraw tells us that in Colorado there are 27,000 children in third grade alone reading below their grade level.
Summer Reading Enrichment Programs Keep Kids Sharp
By Reagan Foster
June 5th, 2019
The days are getting longer and the sun shines most of the time. Trees are in leaf, the grass is green and if it rains on the occasional afternoon, that’s OK … it’s just a way to beat the heat that is inevitably going to get stifling.
Literacy Project yields positive results in La Junta
By Bette McFarren / La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Posted May 13, 2019 at 12:01 AM
The Children’s Literacy Project, under the direction of Sylvia Rocha, came to a successful conclusion this year in both Primary School and Intermediate School, all students having made measurable gains in basic skills.
Literacy Center gets local kids hooked on reading
Literacy Center gets local kids hooked on reading
24 October, 2018
By PAT HILL [email protected]
There’s nothing like a dog to get kids to enjoy reading — and to be driven to excel. That’s how it is in Woodland Park at the Children’s Literacy Center.
A recent visit to the center, where the satellite location is the Woodland Park library, has kids excited about reading with Brandy, the Golden Retriever therapy dog, as the listener, true or not.
Children's Literacy Center receives generous gift of donated books for Book Lover's Day
Aug 29, 2018 Updated Sep 5, 2018
The Arena Athletic Performance Center’s Trevor and Kitsen Goldberg donated boxes of books collected at their National Book Lover’s Day promotion to Ann Sulley from the Children’s Literacy Center. The Arena is an athletic training facility for athletes of any age and sport. The Children’s Literacy Center, a free one-on-one tutoring program, depends on donations from Colorado communities. Photo courtesy of Kitsen Goldberg