October is Farm to School Month, and schools and early care centers statewide are ready to “ParSLAY the Day!” This statewide celebration is coordinated by Georgia Organics to get kids eating, growing, and participating in parsley-themed activities. Read More
Mom’s Heart Matters is an interactive digital intervention that leverages behavioral and cognitive science to improve perinatal wellness and reduce the rate of hypertension-related mortality. Read More
To receive the mini-grant, the schools must show how they collaborate with the child care programs to vertically align their early literacy practices to assist young students. Read More
Although it may sound like an amusing way to spend an afternoon of play, the “summer slide” is anything but enjoyable for students and educators once school returns each August. Read More
Lee County Family Connection officials said they are grateful for the opportunity to work with Worldreader, which will expand book access through BookSmart, build reading comprehension and emotional intelligence, and foster a love of reading among children. Read More
Cobb Collaborative, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, and the local point of contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, recently concluded its summer literacy programming to support Marietta City Schools students and families. Read More
Two-thirds of Georgia’s third-graders are not reading on grade level. The result is long-term negative consequences for those children, their families, their communities, and our state. Read More
The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and the Get Georgia Reading Campaign for Grade-Level Reading are pleased to support the FY2024 Community Coalition Grant Initiative. Read More
The event was made possible through donations by local businesses and a matching grant from the Share the Magic Foundation, along with a Literacy Matters Grant from Congressman Sanford Bishop and Thomas County Family Connection. Read More
The Georgia Literacy Academy is a series of online courses in structured literacy and the science of reading available at no cost to all Georgia educators. Read More
Learning early language skills helps children make social and emotional connections and affects their ability to communicate, engage socially and regulate emotions. Read More
The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is again collaborating with Quality Care for Children (QCC) on a multimedia campaign to help families across the state find safe, affordable, high-quality summer camp programs. Read More
These grants will leverage local partner expertise to inform and educate difficult-to-reach populations across the state, with a specific focus on pregnant and postpartum women and children. Read More
Stories can be fact or fiction, poetry or prose, and will be judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling, and integration of illustrations. A first, second, and third place will be chosen from each grade level. Read More
Up to five awardees will receive up to $50,000 to fund research studies focused on utilizing implementation science principles to design and implement a research study that examines the practices that foster early language and literacy. Read More
Rev. Derrick Henderson has played a crucial role in supporting the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School and childhood literacy at Emmaus House. Read More