x
Breaking News
More () »

WKYC's Russ Mitchell visits Warner Girls Leadership Academy, where literacy scores are up

Russ Mitchell read a story aloud, helped hand out books and encouraged the girls to read at least two books during the holiday break.

WKYC’s Russ Mitchell visited Warner Girls Leadership Academy in Cleveland Wednesday, to salute the achievements of a roomful of young scholars.

During the past year, Warner school has seen a huge jump in its literacy scores for kindergartners through third graders.

So a team from WKYC made a special visit to congratulate students at the all-girls school.

Russ Mitchell read a story aloud, helped hand out books and encouraged the girls to read at least two books during the holiday break.

The event was part of a collaborative literacy initiative called Slavic Village Reads, sponsored by Third Federal. Monthly events were held all over the neighborhood, including a Dr. Seuss birthday party at the MetroHealth Broadway Clinic, book giveaways at churches, preschools and the Boys & Girls Club, plus nearly a dozen Little Free Library installations.

WKYC is a partner in the initiative and provided news coverage of the monthly events. Another partner, the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, provided more than 1,000 books for giveaways.

A highlight of the year came in October, when Ohio state report cards showed that all five schools in the Slavic Village neighborhood lifted their K-3rd grade reading scores by at least one level during the past year.

Before You Leave, Check This Out