WHAT WE DO

Growing Moore Readers unites families and community partners to make every moment a brain building moment for children in our community. We work together to ensure all children in Moore County achieve the most important predictor of long-term success: grade-level reading by the end of the third grade. 

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YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

New science tells us that children's first five years are when they develop the foundation for all future learning. All the cooing, toe-counting, and eye-gazing is brain fertilizer, and every time we connect with children, it's not just their eyes that light up - it's their brains, too!

 

OUR PRIORITIES AND GOALS

We focus on strategies in three areas that have real potential to drive improvements in early literacy and grade-level reading: school readiness, school attendance, and summer learning. Click here to learn more about our focus areas, strategies and goals. ​

 

OUR HISTORY

In 2012, over 20 community partners created Southern Pines Grows Great Readers. After much hard work and success in increasing literacy for children from low-income families in Southern Pines, the group was honored with a 2015 National Pacesetter Award, one of the highest distinctions presented by the National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Now, we are taking their efforts to scale and moving this successful city-level initiative county-wide.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

This work is based on the belief that children, families, and schools cannot succeed alone. Click here for more information on our current community partners and/or call our office at 910-949-4045 for ways to get involved.