West Virginia's third grade literacy efforts serve as a catalyst for the development and subsequent growth of a comprehensive approach to early learning in West Virginia for children ages birth through third grade. The West Virginia Leaders of Literacy: Campaign for Grade Level Reading has been developed to assist all 55 West Virginia counties in closing early literacy achievement gaps in West Virginia. These efforts are supported by the West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Board of Education, Governor Jim Justice, the West Virginia Legislature, and all 55 school districts. This report of progress includes the following sections: (1) Closing the Early Literacy Achievement Gap in West Virginia (WV) via the WV Leaders of Literacy: Campaign for Grade Level Reading; (2) Infrastructure to Support the West Virginia Leaders of Literacy: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; (3) Transformative System of Support for Early Literacy; (4) Promoting Professional Growth: Leaders of Literacy Podcast Episodes; (5) COVID-19 Implications; and (6) West Virginia's Next Steps: Looking forward through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.