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Learning Loss Guide for Educators, Caregivers, and Community Leaders
Read more: Learning Loss Guide for Educators, Caregivers, and Community LeadersEducators need fresh ideas, tools, and resources, as well as innovative ways to combat learning loss and, more specifically, reading loss. This guide is for educators, school district administrators, families, and community leaders, delving into how to define learning loss in relation to reading loss, what experts believe causes it, its impact on individuals and…
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Illiteracy Drags Everyone Down
Read more: Illiteracy Drags Everyone DownAs we continue to raise a generation of children with poor reading skills, where just 34% are proficient readers, we need to recognize the ramifications on society. Certainly, the dramatic rise in digital recreation, where the average tween (9-12 years old) spends 6 hours a DAY on screens, growing to 7.5 for teenagers—8+ for low-income…
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Parents Love Our Program
Read more: Parents Love Our ProgramEvery year we survey parents and educators on what they like or would have us change about their child’s summer reading program. Thousands participate via survey links sent via text, app, and email— in multiple languages.
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Writing is Reading in Reverse
Read more: Writing is Reading in ReverseElementary teachers, reading specialists and literacy coaches all know that to be a good writer, children must also be good readers. They need to understand a plot, the characters, and sequencing and understand the vocabulary that moves a plot forward, explain the actions and motives of a character, and comprehend the changes that take place…
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State Legislators Can Help
Read more: State Legislators Can HelpThird party organizations have recognized the value of our program—in particular, firms that help state legislators understand issues and see model solutions that can be supported with bi-partisan bills that move literacy forward for summer literacy programs for elementary students. Based on a successful program we deployed in Michigan, where the state matched school funding…
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NAEP The Nation’s Report Card: Did Every Student Get an F?
Read more: NAEP The Nation’s Report Card: Did Every Student Get an F?More kids are further behind than ever. The NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) is considered the “Nation’s Report Card” on reading and math, and this fall, the report card for America’s 4th graders is basically an F. Post-pandemic—where many children were forced into remote learning situations and low-income students had challenges with technology and internet…
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Do you have your parents’ support and engagement?
Read more: Do you have your parents’ support and engagement?Are your parents aware of their children’s true progress? According to an article in EdWeek, 92 percent of parents believe their children are at grade level and doing just fine in the classroom, despite the widespread evidence that most students are struggling. Could it be that they would willingly and collaboratively engage with you in…
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Kids Read Now Selected as Library of Congress 2022 Literacy Award Winner
Read more: Kids Read Now Selected as Library of Congress 2022 Literacy Award WinnerK-5 in-home reading program, Kids Read Now is a Library of Congress Literacy Award Winner! Kids Read Now is named as one of twelve 2022 Library of Congress Successful Practice Honorees for their implementation of highly successful practices in literacy promotion. It’s no coincidence that September is National Literacy Month. Reading literacy is a core element…
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Did you know that Kids Read Now has gone mobile?
Read more: Did you know that Kids Read Now has gone mobile?We’ve had a mobile app for both Apple and Android devices for a few years. For this year, we want to make sure parents and kids take advantage of all the great features within the app. We have seen a 20% increase in families using the app this year. The app displays the students’ books…