Have you ever visited a place where you did not speak the language? Not only do you have trouble communicating or understanding words, but there are also lots of cultural misunderstandings that can occur as …
Why American Students Haven’t Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years
National data show that American students have remained fairly stagnant in terms of reading proficiency in the last 20 years. Why? This article in The Atlantic reports on reflections on this lack of progress by …
Parents and Caregivers: Top Tips for Spring Break
With spring break coming up, and state testing coming soon after it, time spent at home outside of school is even more important than usual. Leticia Skae, literacy teaching development specialist at MLK Magnet High …
Training Opportunity for Child Care Providers at the Nashville Public Library
Are you a child care provider? The Nashville Public Library has a terrific pre-K literacy program called Bringing Books to Life! that offers training workshops, story times, materials, resources and more. The program impacts teachers, …
Invitation To Participate: Alignment Nashville’s Summer Reading Partners
The Summer Reading Partners pilot, an initiative of the Pre-K–Elementary Alignment Team, aims to increase and strengthen summer learning opportunities for Nashville’s students. The “summer slide” can contribute to up to three years of literacy …
Drama and early Literacy
Researchers at Purdue University found that students who attend theater performances can improve their literacy skills as they understand the plot, characters and vocabulary in the show. Childsplay, an Arizona-based nonprofit, is harnessing this research …
Closing the literacy gap
About one in five students in Tennessee has dyslexia, but many are undiagnosed. A nonprofit in Memphis is working to remedy that, training educators to both recognize and teach students with learning disabilities. Read more.
Too Small To Fail Project
Research says that, the more you talk to your child, the more they develop vital cognitive language skills that lay the foundation for their literacy skills for the rest of their lives. The Too Small …
3 Tips on Reading to Your Baby (and What Books To Read)
While selecting books for small children may be easier than for older children, sometimes it may feel difficult picking books for babies and very young children who cannot read – or even talk – on …
“Read” Illustrations To Improve Literacy Skills
While reading aloud to children is a good thing to do no matter what, there are ways to maximize the impact of a great read-aloud. This resource from PBS Parents recommends “reading” the illustrations in …
