Sec. 2226. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY
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## SEC. 2226 INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY **[**[20 U.S.C. 6646](/us/usc/t20/s6646)**]** ###
(a)In General From amounts reserved under section 2201(2), the Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of promoting literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in low-income communities, including— ####
(1)developing and enhancing effective school library programs, which may include providing professional development for school librarians, books, and up-to-date materials to high-need schools; ####
(2)early literacy services, including pediatric literacy programs through which, during well-child visits, medical providers trained in research-based methods of early language and literacy promotion provide developmentally appropriate books and recommendations to parents to encourage them to read aloud to their children starting in infancy; and ####
(3)programs that provide high-quality books on a regular basis to children and adolescents from low-income communities to increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency. ###
(b)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Eligible entity The term “**eligible entity**” means— #####
(A)a local educational agency in which 20 percent or more of the students served by the local educational agency are from families with an income below the poverty line; #####
(B)a consortium of such local educational agencies; #####
(C)the Bureau of Indian Education; or #####
(D)an eligible national nonprofit organization. ####
(2)Eligible national nonprofit organization The term “**eligible national nonprofit organization**” means an organization of national scope that— #####
(A)is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, or affiliates at the State and local levels; and #####
(B)demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality plans for addressing childhood literacy activities for the population targeted by the grant. #### Subpart 3 American History and Civics Education
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY
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