Articles & ALP Newsletters – Augustine Literacy Project

Articles of Interest

»“Need for tutors increases as organizations work to improve literacy in N.C.” By Georgiaree Godfrey, Spectrum News 1

»Press Release from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: Tutoring Goes Virtual. More than 1,700 volunteers with three organizations met with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students last year to improve their literacy.

»Volunteer and Give Thanks, South Charlotte Lifestyle November 2020

»Research has shown only a tiny fraction of kids can read before they reach kindergarten. But it’s no secret expectations for our little ones have increased—studies show 80 percent of teachers now think kids should learn to read in kindergarten as opposed to 31 percent in the 90s. Read more here.

» From the South Charlotte section of The Charlotte Observer, July 2015

» From Society Charlotte, May 2015

» From The Charlotte Observer, July 2014