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Top Three Tips for Engaging Families in Your Classroom at the Beginning of the Year

Research and experience show that family engagement is critical in closing the achievement gap. Families who feel valued are more engaged. As you start the school year, here are a few tried and true ideas from teachers who have made their families feel valued....

Starting the Year Off Right with ReadyRosie

What you need to know to (re)launch ReadyRosie for the new school year.

ReadyRosie launching new platform August 1!

We are launching an all new platform that includes many new features and user experience enhancements for parents, teachers, and administrators. The launch takes place on August 1. Click here to find out what that means for you.

The Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment – How Families can Help

In Texas, enrollment into kindergarten is based upon the age of the child. If a child turns five before September 1, he can enroll. But is he ready?

Summer Learning Loss | How Families Can Help

Summer learning loss, the phenomenon where young people lose academic skills over the summer, is one of the most significant causes of the achievement gap between lower and higher income youth and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout rate.

Introducing Summer Soar to Help with the Summer Slide

At ReadyRosie, we believe that families do not need money to have a rich summer experience, but they do need resources and ideas. We know that families can take advantage of everyday summer activities and keep the learning and exploring happening all summer long when given the tools and inspiration.

How Can Families Access ReadyRosie Content?

We are often asked “what if my families don't have access to the internet and have limited data on their cell plans?” Here are some suggestions to make Wi-Fi available to your families to access the ReadyRosie content...

ReadyRosie Expands Language Options And Pilots New Arabic Videos

We know that our partner school districts and communities across the country serve families from many backgrounds and languages. In order to help you reach those families with relevant and effective resources, we’ve started to expand our language offerings.

ReadyRosie and NAEYC Week of the Young Child

ReadyRosie is once again providing a week’s worth of free videos aligned to the daily themes of NAEYC Week of the Young Child.

ESSA Parent and Family Engagement

For over a dozen years, schools provided "strategies to increase parental involvement," involved parents "in the activities of the schools," and even provided "materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement.