gmportolese · Childhood Reading

In this episode of Maybe It’s Rocket Science, we dive into the importance of reading. The episode is broken up into 2 different parts; part 1 focusing on how reading creates better humans and how schools are affected by administrations and what that means for the young students, part 2 talks about who gets to read and the organization Reach Out and Read Colorado’s impact on marginalized communities.

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