Improving Literacy by Listening
Suzanne Harbin, director of the Early Childhood Initiative at the Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia, shares a vital lesson about the importance of talking to and listening to families. Read More
GPB Partners With Bright By Text To Provide Free Childhood Resources To Parents and Caregivers
GPB is partnering with Bright By Text, a service that provides free childhood education and development tools, along with community resources, directly to smartphones. Read More
Fueling A Love of Learning
Emily Rubin, director of Marcus Autism Center’s Educational Outreach Program, emphasizes the importance of creating a positive learning environment where social-emotional engagement is the fuel for a child’s learning. Read More
Summer for Georgia Readers Starts Today
You can continue to read anywhere, anytime, and virtually anything this summer, because Get Georgia Reading partner Renaissance myON will keep delivering thousands of free books to your computer and mobile devices through Aug. 31. Read More
How Are the Children?
Ellyn Cochran, United Way of Greater Atlanta’s senior director of Early Learning and Development, says all Get Georgia Reading Campaign communities need to rethink this question when assessing children’s well being. Read More
Shared Reading Program Supports Families in NICU and Beyond
Grady’s NICU in Atlanta is focused on opportunities for interventions from the NICU to school to improve behavioral and functional outcomes for babies born prematurely. Read More
Celebrate National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week virtually with Georgia Public Library Service through April 25. Read More
Parents Urged to Read with Young Students During School Closure
The Children’s Reading Foundation of Georgia, a nonprofit recently established in Glynn County, is among many local groups encouraging parents to spend time daily reading with their children. Read More
Georgia’s Pre-K Program Offering Resources for At Home Learning
DECAL is offering the “Georgia Pre-K At Home" website that includes educational resources divided into four categories. Read More
Investing in Early Brain Development
Marcus Autism Center Director Dr. Ami Klin says early brain development is the best investment we can make in public health. Read More
Recognizing the Signals Kids are Sending to Help them Succeed
by Sarah Torian and Arianne Weldon Douglas County Juvenile Court Judge Peggy Read More
Planting Seeds of Change in Georgia to Create Thriving Communities
Rep. Randy Nix says the Get Georgia Reading Campaign has provided the tools and process we need to rewrite our story to improve childhood literacy. Read More
The State of Childhood Literacy in Georgia
Dive into what we've accomplished over the past five years, what we've learned, and new ways to accelerate our progress. Read More
Twiggs County Collaborative Literacy Project Among Recipients of Inaugural GSBA Leading Edge Awards
Children and caregivers in Twiggs County receive books, healthy food, and information like research findings about reading aloud and increasing the language of young children. Read More
Georgia Trend Magazine Highlights Why Early Literacy Matters
Georgia Trend’s December 2019 issue highlights why early reading matters. Read More
103 Days in the NICU—Bonding Through Storytime
The “Let’s Read a Book Today!” shared reading program provides new books each week for parents to read with their babies. Read More
Get Georgia Reading Campaign Envisions Pathway Beyond 2020
The Beyond 2020 Get Georgia Reading Summit brought together a unique cross-section of community leaders and statewide decision-makers to stimulate innovative, scalable solutions. Read More
Cook County Family Connection Enlists a Loblolly Pine to Promote Literacy
Cook County Family Connection Executive Director Zoe Meyers organized Loblolly Day to combine art and literacy for Cook County kids. Read More
Jeff Davis County Premieres “Get Georgia Reading”—at the Movies
Jeff Davis Family Connection Director Denise Darley came up with an outside-the-box way to address literacy in her county—running a brief Get Georgia Reading Campaign video at the local movie theater. Read More
Reading to Go Places in Bartow County
The “Reading to Go Places” Bookmobile visits two areas in Bartow's “Allatoona community” once a month, along with weekly visits to four low-income neighborhoods during the summertime. Read More