A rural Montana school is taking a creative approach to boosting literacy by shopping for personalized books that students can take home and keep forever.

The Dutton-Brady School received a $1 million grant from the Office of Public Instruction's "Montana Reads" program, with $400,000 arriving this year alone. The funding will be distributed over five years to support literacy initiatives throughout the small school district.

Shiksha Mahtani reports - watch the video here: Montana school creates personalized literacy backpacks for every student

But it's how educators are using part of that money that makes their approach special. The school created a unique program called "literacy backpacks" that puts carefully selected books directly into students' homes.

Program Coordinator Lisett

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