Literacy Efforts Recognized With Congressional Award
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Literacy Project, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded special congressional recognition for its work battling illiteracy in the community.
Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) presented the award May 26 to Literacy Project Foundation founder and volunteer chief executive Sue Grant during a ceremony held at The Mission Inn in Riverside.
Founded in 2009, The Literacy Project, in partnership with The Regents of the University of California, co-developed the reading game The New Phonics Game. The game helps teach phonetic skills to students that are performing well below English proficiency standards.
“It’s always an honor to receive awards like this congressional recognition by Congressman Calvert,” Grant told the Epoch Times. “It helps us to shine a light on the alarming decrease in reading proficiency levels, especially right now as we continue to battle the effects of school closures because of the pandemic.”