To continue to align literacy curriculum and interventions with the Common Core Standards for school-aged children (K to 3rd grade).
For Saturday School Tutoring Program with take home books for children and families.
To provide professional development for transitional kindergarten teachers in Oakland.
For the Oakland Preschool Initiative, a project to expand access and use of the Read Aloud Guide developed for teachers and caregivers. Bring Me a Book will provide training, classrooms libraries and parent engagement workshops for 25 Oakland preschools.
To support the Oakland Literacy Coalition’s Literacy Zones at Cox and Reach Elementary Schools in Oakland.
To support the Succeeding by Reading (SbR) literacy program in 14 Oakland schools.
To support library renovations within the Oakland Unified School District’s Balanced Literacy Cohort.
To support the GIRLStart Literacy after-school program for girls kindergarten to 3rd grade.
To provide a summer literacy program for students that helps reduce summer learning loss.
For a weekly before school reading program, family reading nights, book distribution, and a family engagement program for students and their caregivers.