Only 52.5% of children are read to daily in Iowa.

And early reading matters.

• Many children from lower income households may hear up to 30 million fewer words by age 4 than children from vocabulary rich households.

• This word disadvantage impacts school readiness and can lead to reading delays. and can lead to reading delays.

Let's work together to fix this!

Donate a book (for a child age 0-5) during our December Book Drive. Give old stories new life. Share those treasured stories that meant so much to you as a child or your own children. Make a difference in the life of a child in your community. Dates: December 2-20 (community); December 2-13 (campus).

Get Ready Iowa is a school-readiness initiative between the DeLTA Center at the University of Iowa and community partners that serve families with children birth – 5 years.

For more information, see

www.getreadyiowa.org

Elementary Schools in the Iowa City School DistrictIowa Children’s Museum

4Cs (Community Coordinated Child Care)Little Angels Learning Center

Johnson County Social Services, 2nd FloorChildren’s Center for Therapy

WWendell Johnson Speech & Hearing ClinicSpence Labs of Psychology

Lindquist Center (College of Education)