"The Truth About Reading" - The Southtowns Film Screening!

673 Main Street,East Aurora NY 14052

09 February, 2023

Description

The private screening of this film is presented by the WNY Literacy Initiative, a collaborative effort comprised of teachers, parent groups, community organizations, local universities, education non-profits, and literacy experts. The mission of the WNY Literacy Initiative is to improve literacy rates in Western New York, especially in underserved communities, through a multi-year, three-pronged effort involving community outreach, professional development, and advocacy. For more information on the WNY Literacy Initiative, please visit here. From Emmy-Award winning director Nick Nanton comes a new eye-opening documentary film, The Truth About Reading. Literacy experts from across America, including Emily Hanford of Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong and Lacey Robinson of UnboundEd, emphasize the seriousness of the illiteracy crisis and share how the implementation of science and evidence-based practices can transform lives and ensure that every child learns how to read. Open to everyone in the community, please join us at the Aurora Theater in East Aurora on Thursday, February 9th for a screening to start promptly at 5pm. The film will run approximately 83 minutes, and conclude around 6:30pm. THANK YOU & ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThank you to the WNY Literacy Collaborative for hosting this event! You can learn more about this organization here. Additional information: *Although the movie is appropriate for children of all ages, the content is geared for those in middle school and up. *Please contact [email protected] with any questions. *Please see below for the mission and vision of "The Truth About Reading" and the film trailer. * Please register by February 8th.