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
Dooly County School System is taking an innovative approach to support literacy by bringing their STEM bus directly into the community. 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
Families, communities, and classrooms throughout Georgia can begin experiencing award-winning folktales on 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
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
Literacy rates among Calhoun County’s school-aged children are low. Calhoun County Family Connection is working to change that. 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
Unique Images Barbershop and Salon in Cuthbert is the second site in Georgia to become a Barbershop Books affiliate. 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
CDF Freedom Schools, now in its eighth year, is designed to serve children in communities where quality academic enrichment programming is limited, expensive, or nonexistent. Read More
Voices for Georgia’s Children, the state’s only comprehensive child policy and advocacy organization, coordinates Georgia Pre-K Week and provides opportunities for state and local leaders to engage directly with Pre-K classrooms in local communities. Read More
Knowing the fundamental importance of early literacy and students’ ability to read proficiently by third grade, the Georgia Department of Education is recognizing schools with exceptional achievement or growth in third-grade reading as 2022-2023 Literacy Leaders. Read More
Students at Seminole County Elementary School can select a reward from a brand-new vending machine provided by Seminole County Family Connection. It’s not your typical vending machine. This one dispenses books that are theirs to keep. Read More
Scores increased or held steady on 13 of 21 assessments, compared to the 2021-2022 school year, with clear improvement displayed in the critical area of third-grade reading. Read More
The Basics Cobb County is Cobb Collaborative’s Birth-5 programming that aims to provide fun, simple and powerful strategies to help every child reach their full potential. Read More
GPB and United Way of Greater Atlanta are continuing their partnership with Bright By Text, a service that provides free childhood education and development tools, along with community resources, directly to smartphones. Read More
Senate Bill 48, signed into law in 2019, requires that local school systems – beginning with the 2024-2025 school year – screen all students in kindergarten and grades 1-3 for characteristics of dyslexia. Funding was provided by the General Assembly to assist with the costs of this screening requirement. Read More