Dekko Donation Supports KLS’ Children’s Book ClubThe Dekko Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Kosciusko Literacy Services (KLS).
The grant supports one of the early literacy programs of Kosciusko Literacy Services. Read to Grow Children's Book Club program improves early literacy of preschoolers in Kosciusko County, according to a news release from KLS.
This grant is helping to place children’s books in the homes of families living in poverty. Each child enrolled in the Read to Grow Children's Book Club receives one book a month from birth to age 5. By placing the books in the home, KLS addresses one of the main reasons children have low literacy skills when entering kindergarten – the lack of reading material in the home. The parents agree to read regularly to their child. Reading to a child at an early age helps the child’s brain to develop language and reading skills. The program improves literacy skills by increasing the read-aloud time children have at home with their parents and by building home libraries, the release states. National studies show that children lacking these skills when entering kindergarten may perpetually perform below their peers.
