Waterford Upstart is an in-home, digital kindergarten readiness program that helps children develop the cognitive and social-emotional skills they need for school success.
Lehigh Valley Reads partnered with Waterford.org to provide 125 children access to the Waterford Upstart Pre-K program last year. Preschool-age children received a personalized curriculum in reading, math and science along with devices, internet services and family coaching. Despite the pandemic, the results showed an overwhelming success, with 93% of students enrolled entering school on the first day ready for kindergarten.
“Waterford Upstart may have been a small pilot, but it was a mighty one. It’s an additional tool in our toolbox to ensure that all our children are ready for kindergarten.”
Angela Baio
Univest Public Media Center’s VP Policy & Advocacy
Talk Read Sing inspires families to help children develop strong language skills through everyday interactions.
Lehigh Valley Reads supports our community to ensure that all students read on grade level by the end of third grade.
We remove barriers to learning and focus on early literacy to set kids up for success in school and in life.
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Lehigh Valley Reads Nationally Recognized for Advancing Early School Success
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) recently announced that Lehigh Valley Reads received Pacesetter Honors for its work in 2021-22 to ensure more students are ready for kindergarten and more families have access to diverse books at home.