Springboard Collaborative | 11,092 followers on LinkedIn. We close the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school.📚 Ring the bell for the latest literacy research. | Children spend 75% of their waking hours outside of the classroom, yet our nation does shockingly little to capture educational value from this time for low-income kids. Our program coaches educators and family members to help kids learn to read on grade level by 4th grade. Springboard Collaborative envisions a world where all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities.