Read Charlotte recognizes ordinary people in Mecklenburg County doing extraordinary things to improve children’s reading. To create change for our children, Read Charlotte needs the help of the whole community.
PNC Managing Director (Asset Backed Finance) Nina Austin is stepping out for early literacy in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, literally. The banker announced she would be participating in
Resha Washington has founded a literacy organization, Little Brown Girl Group, which inspires children across our community to read. Hosting community events centered around reading,
In August 2018, Read Charlotte launched its Transformation Network– a group of literacy-focused school partnerships organized to create measurable, transformative change in targeted Charlotte-Mecklenburg elementary schools. It
Kawana Heggins, a Kindergarten teacher at Dilworth/Sedgefield Elementary School, is paving the way for her young students by providing innovative ways for them to connect
Isis Sims, a teacher at Kipp Change Academy, was the first person her colleague Eric Harmon thought of when he learned about the Reading Hero
Tamara Wilkerson has eight years of teaching under her belt and has spent the past four in a Title 1 CMS school, teaching first grade.
Nominations must be in the name of a single individual. (Groups and organizations are ineligible for consideration.) There is no age or occupation requirement to be eligible, as long as the individual is impacting reading success in an extraordinary way in Mecklenburg County.
No. All nominations must be submitted online through our website.
Reading Heroes will receive a one of a kind Read Charlotte Reading Hero t-shirt, a recognition letter and a digital Reading Hero “badge” to share on their social media channels. (Some Reading Heroes will also be recognized on Read Charlotte’s website, the monthly newsletter, social media and more!)
Read Charlotte is a community initiative that unites educators, community partners, and families to improve children’s reading from birth to third grade. We don’t run programs. We are a capacity-building intermediary that supports local partners to apply evidence-based knowledge about effective reading instruction and interventions, high-quality execution, continuous improvement, and data analysis to improve reading outcomes.
Read Charlotte is a civic initiative of Foundation For The Carolinas.
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