{"id":112460,"date":"2022-05-31T21:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112460"},"modified":"2022-05-31T21:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:02:18","slug":"campaign-for-grade-level-reading-names-lehigh-valley-reads-as-finalist-for-this-years-pacesetter-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112460","title":{"rendered":"Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Names Lehigh Valley Reads as Finalist for This Year&#8217;s Pacesetter Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lehigh Valley Reads is recognized for work in supporting early school success\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">LEHIGH VALLEY, PA. \u2013 TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022\u00a0\u2013\u202fThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbpOknNorliDg9-iuIvab_CGOFfnva1dXWK2Pe2Prk3Cr5NrR1cZoqi8HdKJIlZzdhLySvbJmTj08jZTt5txTRr6uCAL96souow==&amp;c=8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w==&amp;ch=E4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbpOknNorliDg9-iuIvab_CGOFfnva1dXWK2Pe2Prk3Cr5NrR1cZoqi8HdKJIlZzdhLySvbJmTj08jZTt5txTRr6uCAL96souow%3D%3D%26c%3D8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w%3D%3D%26ch%3DE4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654125637885000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0cAynIdVyKmC-k8eLAjvJW\">Campaign for Grade-Level Reading<\/a>\u00a0(CGLR) announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbk09N5-LXQNyQeGcGgBZ-30oZmjhUznONjNZyukWB-oRCEnom4fucGLFohtiCWh-whKIF2_XITBbwM4-zzCsKBIpjqG6SZ-fCg==&amp;c=8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w==&amp;ch=E4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbk09N5-LXQNyQeGcGgBZ-30oZmjhUznONjNZyukWB-oRCEnom4fucGLFohtiCWh-whKIF2_XITBbwM4-zzCsKBIpjqG6SZ-fCg%3D%3D%26c%3D8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w%3D%3D%26ch%3DE4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654125637885000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-VYYX7lXp8Sp58DcphuZh\">Lehigh Valley Reads<\/a>\u00a0as one of 22 nationally recognized communities as Pacesetter finalists for exemplifying extraordinary vision and best practices for their 2021\u201322 efforts. All communities chosen as finalists (including Lehigh Valley Reads) were deemed as making significant observable progress in the following\u00a0 seven \u201cMust Do Priorities\u201d for Early School Success:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop playing catch-up<\/li>\n<li>End chronic absence<\/li>\n<li>Reverse the summer slide<\/li>\n<li>Address health-related challenges<\/li>\n<li>Equip parents to succeed<\/li>\n<li>Advance grade-level reading and math<\/li>\n<li>Slow learning loss and accelerate equitable learning recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cLehigh Valley Reads is honored to be recognized nationally once again for the work we are doing that directly impacts children and families. With the amount of amazing work going on across the nation, we are humbled that The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has seen our progress. We hope to continue building out an infrastructure geared toward continuing to foster change,\u201d said Angela Zanelli, Campaign Director for Lehigh Valley Reads.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">CGLR is a collaborative effort by funders, nonprofit partners, business leaders, government agencies, states and communities to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career and active citizenship. CGLR focuses on promoting early school success as an important building block of more hopeful futures for children in economically challenged families and communities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cThese Pacesetter finalists really stand out for the ways in which they bring to life the seven \u2018must do\u2019 priorities we\u2019ve identified as important for early school success. Congratulations to them for this achievement. We are confident that our entire network will learn from their example,\u201d says Ralph Smith, managing director of CGLR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lehigh Valley Public Media\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey. Headquartered on the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley Public Media is home to PBS39 \u2013 the Lehigh Valley\u2019s public television station, 91.3 WLVR \u2013 the Lehigh Valley\u2019s all day every day NPR news station and Lehigh Valley Reads, our local literacy campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2012, the GLR Communities Network has grown to include more than 350 communities, representing 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and two Canadian provinces \u2014 sponsored by 5,200+ local organizations, institutions and agencies and supported by 500+ state and local funders, including 200+ United Ways. To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbm_LieoBC94a5I37dwPiIN3ZUF7QRP5e-OUK-4XFaUgklFTt06law4zfcAJuWIsS6Zmc2c_02MDre0RE5gBZW4d-CodIot9glw==&amp;c=8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w==&amp;ch=E4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001NxZlhfJjf-XN2uXq0TqJ8HRYgN5sOuyU9F7wfa-AJ6-k2eYVVtRvbm_LieoBC94a5I37dwPiIN3ZUF7QRP5e-OUK-4XFaUgklFTt06law4zfcAJuWIsS6Zmc2c_02MDre0RE5gBZW4d-CodIot9glw%3D%3D%26c%3D8ltnUvYIlISawyVOQm8ePWE2AESXnDqQKor_nrzzxYcMn4uVELCA5w%3D%3D%26ch%3DE4cceoUOGy45qxtY_osCtlcQiB5RArKTt0eU2MDwUQYGMyUi96JAZA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654125637885000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Liy6MP5sROaS8pgczhX-Z\">gradelevelreading.net<\/a>\u00a0and follow the movement on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/readingby3rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@readingby3rd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001P_uQsVv791dUG5Kbag11ykQIa_aY3SR6HgeUiVERBKbksCfYfy4tFFVEW1V03i_BfnbH3Njb62Q3tR5A0OF7VmG1MKvc5jnBIhD6cqrFeA4mrHD41mC2StjQg8tJ37Nc2ksDfg0XnwKtDOl-jB2kNA==&amp;c=YW-PSBPrMYJvVD3RRsYXIzuveczI5K6Y6Iep91L-EahqXMq3oE-y7w==&amp;ch=OHRbCjGZVVM9uNEaSznSTBEo4B7ezqux_saIkjJGv18Fy4o21eJiiw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001P_uQsVv791dUG5Kbag11ykQIa_aY3SR6HgeUiVERBKbksCfYfy4tFFVEW1V03i_BfnbH3Njb62Q3tR5A0OF7VmG1MKvc5jnBIhD6cqrFeA4mrHD41mC2StjQg8tJ37Nc2ksDfg0XnwKtDOl-jB2kNA%3D%3D%26c%3DYW-PSBPrMYJvVD3RRsYXIzuveczI5K6Y6Iep91L-EahqXMq3oE-y7w%3D%3D%26ch%3DOHRbCjGZVVM9uNEaSznSTBEo4B7ezqux_saIkjJGv18Fy4o21eJiiw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654125637886000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2lORfOoWHzZg6WQBULU2ly\">Lehigh Valley Reads<\/a>\u00a0is a grade level reading campaign powered by PBS39 and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Our mission is to get every Lehigh Valley student reading on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAJ Suero<br \/>\nDirector of Communications<br \/>\nPBS39 &amp; 91.3 WLVR<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh Valley Reads is recognized for work in supporting early school success\u00a0 LEHIGH VALLEY, PA. \u2013 TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022\u00a0\u2013\u202fThe\u00a0Campaign for Grade-Level Reading\u00a0(CGLR) announced\u00a0Lehigh Valley Reads\u00a0as one of 22 nationally &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112460\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Names Lehigh Valley Reads as Finalist for This Year&#8217;s Pacesetter Communities<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pbs39-lvreads.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/112461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}