20 U.S.C. § 6646: Innovative approaches to literacy

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; 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 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. 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; a consortium of such local educational agencies; the Bureau of Indian Education; or an eligible national nonprofit organization. is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, or affiliates at the State and local levels; and demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality plans for addressing childhood literacy activities for the population targeted by the grant.