WKAR was awarded a grant by the Capitol Area United Way to produce a documentary examining the Third Grade Reading Law and its impact on Michigan’s youngest learners. Right to Read delves deep into one of Michigan’s most important issues facing families and educators today.
I asked the producer, Nicole Zaremba, to express why she feels the film is significant.
Childhood literacy in mid-Michigan receives very little media attention. Yet we continue to rank well below the national average. This film highlights the very real struggles some children face with reading, the pressures on parents, and the challenges for educators teaching to a test with little available resources. That being said, I’m inspired by leaders in our community that have come up with inventive ways to tackle this crisis. It' my hope that, after viewing the documentary, we continue to collaborate and create solutions to this crisis as a community and ask ourselves what we can do to better serve our children.
- Nicole Zaremba, WKAR television producer
Right to Read captures the poignant reality of too many families in Michigan. It is an insightful and necessary watch. I hope you join WKAR on May 20 at 7pm for a virtual screening and panel discussion.
The film is scheduled to air on television in mid-Michigan on June 3 at 9:30pm ET on WKAR-TV 23.1.
Happy Learning,
Mrs. Pizzo
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