National child literacy group aims for big NE growth and leading the charge is a Husker native
OMAHA — A national early literacy program that has announced plans to at least triple its reach in Nebraska — and to serve 10 million children across the U.S. by 2030 — has a personal Husker connection.
The nonprofit, called Reach Out and Read, uses a model that works through pediatricians and routine well-child visits to get books into the hands of preschoolers. The idea is to better prepare young…