Research projections suggest that there will be academic impacts on students from COVID-19 school closures. According to Northwest Evaluation Association’s Collaborative for Student Growth brief, “Preliminary ‘COVID slide’ estimates suggest students will return in...
Governor's Early Literacy Foundation's (GELF) Book Bus program aims to strengthen early literacy in Tennessee and to prevent summer learning loss in students.In partnership with local school systems, GELF launched its Book Bus program in 2018 to create mobile...
Promoting Language Nutrition #ThisIsWhatLiteracyLooksLike Not only is literacy essential for a child’s fundamental education and future, it also has significant impacts on physical health and well-being. Did you know that talking with your baby helps your baby's brain...
Mother's Day is this weekend, and Father's Day is around the corner. As we celebrate the parents and caretakers in our lives, we want to take a moment to also talk about the important role they play in early literacy and brain development of our little ones. The First...
“One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle For most across Tennessee, it is just about "back to school time" and the official end of summer is just around the corner. Reading with children over the...
by Holly Kizer It is easy for us to hear about early childhood education and assume all children have books in their homes and parents who read their favorite bedtime stories with them. I would have the same misperception had I not spent two years teaching...
