Kansas Masonic Literacy Center

Strategic Focus

KMLC’s vision is “All Kansans Can Read” and its mission is to “serve Kansans with support in literacy from birth through adulthood."

During 2018-19 the Board of Directors for the center recommended that KMLC’s focus should be on families with children under five years old. The rationale for this primary focus is that birth to five are the most impressionable years and preparing young children to be kindergarten ready has the best return on investment.

The strategies KMLC will use to address this focus includes encouraging the establishment of Early Literacy Committees at the county level, full funding for every zip code in Kansas, local public libraries supporting 1000 Books B4 Kindergarten, collaboration between daycares, preschools (public and private), professional learning for childcare providers and preschool teachers, and resources for parents.