St. Louis Nine PBS Wins New Federal Ready To Learn Grant: Everyday Literacy Alliance for Ages 2 to 8, With a New Preschool Show and More Than 90 Resources Over Five Years
St. Louis, Missouri — Nine PBS, the Saint Louis Regional Public Media organization, announced on November 9 that it has been awarded a new federal Ready To Learn grant to help young children build reading skills and to give parents, caregivers and educators tools to support their learning.
Ready To Learn is a U.S. Department of Education grant program that funds the creation of high-quality, research-backed educational shows and resources that improve early learning outcomes for children ages 2 to 8, especially from low-income families. Nine PBS was chosen to receive the grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of the Department of Education, to form the Everyday Literacy Alliance, a national initiative to strengthen young children's reading skills.
The grant will fund four components: expanding Nine PBS's award-winning program Teaching in Room Nine nationwide; a new show for preschool-aged children, Fredosaurus Rex, developed with Fred Rogers Productions, using storytelling and music to build foundational reading skills; Read It, See It (RiSi), a free interactive shared-reading platform from E-Line Media; and more than 90 new learning resources and experiences, including digital tools, books and museum-based programs. The initiative will begin in St. Louis, where Nine PBS and its partners will test and refine the programs before sharing them nationwide through local public television stations and community partners. By the end of the five-year grant period, the initiative is expected to reach millions of children annually across thousands of educational settings, with a focus on underserved, low-income, and rural and urban communities.
Nine PBS noted that nearly 7 in 10 fourth graders nationwide scored below a proficient level on the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, and that reading proficiently by the end of third grade is one of the strongest predictors of later academic achievement and graduation. The organization also said the award follows the abrupt termination of the previous Ready To Learn grant last year, which forced 44 public media stations in 28 states and the District of Columbia to stop grant-funded community educational activities.
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