From Reading Road –– to READ-ing on an International Stage in 2025!
Cincy non-profit Learning Through Art, Inc. announces that they’ve been accepted to present at the World Literacy Summit 2025 in Oxford, UK!
Learning Through Art, Inc. is honored to announce that their paper "𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙨: 𝘼 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 3𝙍'𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣", has been accepted as a presentation at the World Literacy Summit – taking place April 7-9, 2025 at Oxford University, in Oxford, UK.
LTA’s paper was reviewed by the World Literacy Summit committee, which selected Learning Through Art, Inc. among a field of over 500 global applicants to present their findings to a live globally-representative audience and more than 40,000 online viewers.
About the World Literacy Summit
The World Literacy Summit (WLS) brings together leaders from 85 countries representing over two-thirds of the world’s population, all with a single focus – advocating, championing, and educating on the vital importance of improving literacy levels across the globe.
A global event hosted biannually by the World Literacy Foundation in Oxford comprises insights and inspiration from pioneers, policymakers, and literacy experts. You can learn more about the summit and see clips and interviews from the 2023 WLS in the video below and at https://worldliteracysummit.org/
More about Learning Through Art, Inc. & our Books Alive! For Kids® programming
Learning Through Art, Inc. (LTA), is a premier 501(c)(3) non-profit organization celebrating over 32 years of building community through art. Offering programs of cultural arts — the most common bond between people and cultures — to increase opportunities for collaboration, arts education, artistic growth, community engagement, and economic development throughout the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan region and beyond.
With a mission that encourages multicultural awareness and understanding, Learning Through Art, Inc. is one of the fastest-growing Black and Women-led organizations in the US Midwest region with an intentional focus on elevating the perspectives of marginalized groups.
Learning Through Art’s driving purpose is to provide literacy programming in support of arts-integrated education, community development and engagement. Our programs seek to build bridges, break down barriers, and bring neighbors and neighborhoods together in celebration of the rich mosaic beauty of our multicultural region.
In 1998, Learning Through Art, Inc. (LTA) launched our signature program, Books Alive! For Kids® (BA!FK®), with the goal of strengthening families and communities by bringing books to life through sight, sound, and touch. We read books, we share a performance, and we lead young readers and families in a hands-on craft activity. Twenty-six years later, we have served over 1,100,000 students and families within the US and Jamaica, with new opportunities being planned in South Africa.
