Web Site builds Online Community of Latino Families Nationwide.

For the millions of Latino parents who are part of the nation’s largest minority population and whose children face a growing educational achievement gap, there is a new online resource available to them located at http://www.leeyseras.net> to help their young children acquire the skills and knowledge they need to start school ready to learn. Leeyseras.net is the newly redesigned and enriched companion web site for Lee y seras(R) (Read and You Will Be), a national Latino early literacy initiative and curriculum developed by Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza, a leading voice for Latino Americans in the United States, and the Verizon Foundation.

“Improving basic literacy skills is among the Verizon Foundation’s major priorities because of its enormous impact on education, health and economic development,” said Verizon Region President Gale Given. “Online resources such as Lee y seras and the Verizon Literacy Network expand teaching beyond the classroom to give parents and community leaders the tools they need to improve literacy and enhance future opportunities for their children.”