New chapter for ‘Reading Rainbow’ amid drop in reading literacy nationally

by Zainab Sesay
VCU Capital News Service

The popular 1980s show “Reading Rainbow” recently was rebooted and at a time when children across the nation struggle with reading.

The show returned for free on YouTube, with Mychal Threets as the new host. Threets is called a viral library influencer because of social media posts showcasing his love of books.

The show was initially created to fill the instructional gap for children during summer breaks but ended in 2006,….

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