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The Trenton Literacy Movement is on a Quest to Reshape Trenton
By Patricia A. Taylor - Princetoninfo.com
August 22, 2018
A dire economic future faces the vast majority of Trenton’s second graders. While the causes are many and complex, there is a life-saving remedy, and that is what The Trenton Literacy Movement (TTLM) is all about. Read more
One year in, Trenton Literacy Movement is Making Major Progress for Kids
By L.A. Parker - The Trentonian
June 27, 2018
Returning to basic tenets in government, community maintenance and education could produce real revitalization in Trenton as the city heads toward new leadership. Classroom objectives continued receiving significant support from the Trenton Literacy Movement and the Trenton Board of Education which recently held a year-end celebration to recognize students’ completion of their year-long after-school reading programs. Read more
Literacy is Critical to the Future of Trenton
By L.A. Parker - The Trentonian
June 27, 2018
An organization formed to address the city’s reading crisis could present students Jayvion Blacksheer and Allison Lopez as advocates. Blacksheer, 6, and Lopez, 9, read 44 and 51 books, respectively, as the two top readers for the Trenton Free Public Library Summer Reading Program. Read more
Magic Tree House Series Author Donates Books to All Trenton 2nd Graders
By David Foster - The Trentonian
October 17, 2016
Mary Pope Osborne recalled a letter she received from a student before writing her widely popular “Magic Tree House” series. A Bronx student had asked the author if she could send her a book that Osborne had written and shown her class. “I probably couldn’t do that because then I’d have to give one to everyone in the classroom,” Osborne responded to the girl, noting it still pains her today to think about it. Read more
Four 'Colored Girls' Visit Area to Support Successful Trenton Literacy Movement
Oct 18, 2018
The event benefits the Trenton Literacy Movement (TLM), an umbrella organization seeking to galvanize the greater Trenton community to partner with Trenton Public Schools in addressing Trenton’s literacy crisis. Read more
