A church on the South Side has spent the entire summer working with young Black boys on their reading skills.
The church launched the "Black Boy Literacy" campaign this summer, and they said the results are astounding.The pastor of Progressive Baptist Church said there's a significant learning gap between Black boys and their peers.So the church has made it its mission to turn their boys into "super readers."
What started as a pilot program has turned into a full-blown movement at Progressive Baptist Church on the South Side.Six-year-old Kater Singleton is among 125 first- through third-graders enrolled in the program. "This program makes me want to read more; you need the learning part so your brain can grow bigger," Singleton said.SEE ALSO: New Beginnings Church holds 'world's largest baby shower' for more than 1.1K mothers
"Building confidence was one of our key pillars in order to achieve their reading achievement. If I don't feel great at doing something, chances are I won't take risks. We saw our boys take tremendous risk in learning how to read over the summer," said Miyoshi Brown, director of Black Boy Literacy."The statistics are clear that if a boy doesn't know how to read by the third grade he has a diminished shot at raising a successful life and/or family.
The goal is to work with the boys over the next three years to make sure their reading skills continue to improve.To learn more, visit
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