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| Susana Martinez |
Alongside 3rd grade students at Mission Avenue Elementary in Albuquerque today, Governor Susana Martinez unveiled and kicked off the “New Mexico Reads to Lead’ education initiative, which will implement several early childhood reading interventions designed to assist teachers and parents in identifying where our students are struggling in their literacy learning so that they can receive immediate and effective help.
The “New Mexico Reads to Lead” initiative is the result of an $8.5 million direct investment in early childhood reading reforms in the FY13 budget. Focusing on roughly 100,000 students from kindergarten through the 3rd grade, the initiative will provide teachers with assessment tools that produce immediate information about where their students need assistance. It will also provide parents and teachers with resources and strategies on reading instruction – available in hard copy and on the Internet in both English and Spanish. And, as part of the program, up to 52 reading coaches will be hired throughout the state to support teachers in their efforts to help those students who are struggling to read the most.
“Learning to read is the key to success, and it can often determine whether a student grows up frustrated and discouraged or empowered and confident,” said Governor Martinez. “80% of our 4th graders do not currently read proficiently, and the ‘New Mexico Reads to Lead’ initiative is a direct investment in challenging this unacceptable status quo with proven reading reforms aimed at helping those kids who need it the most.”
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