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Play: The Overlooked Learning Tool

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Leveraging the Power of Video to Build Literacy in Any Language

Years ago I visited a city school that clearly celebrated the diversity of their population with lots of materials in English and Spanish. But, I observed some children who were not participating in the stories and songs. The teachers told me those children spoke Arabic or Urdu or Korean – and they didn’t have any resources for those languages. Can we really afford to overlook any child?  

Equipping Parents to Know Their Child

I recently took in my 3-year-old son, Frank, for a speech assessment in our home school district. He has been having some articulation problems and our pediatrician recommended that we take him in for the free speech therapy screening.

The Role of Formal and Informal Learning Experiences

With the exciting push for every child to have access to formal learning experiences through Universal preK efforts, we cannot forget the important emphasis we need to be placing in providing every child with informal learning opportunities. We know that high quality classroom learning is crucial, but so are informal bonding interactions that place learning in real world contexts.

Is Math Talk a Missing Key to Literacy?

There is a problem with our country’s response to illiteracy but it’s not what you think.  Countless programs and politicians have rallied to eradicate the illiteracy rate in our country but very few have taken up the cause of illiteracy’s stepsister – innumeracy.  A recent study by Geary, Hoard, Nugent and Bailey showed that 1 in 5 adults are “innumerate”. In other words, 20% of the American work force does not possess basic math skills and, as a result, is not prepared for today’s modern jobs.

What makes an effective initiative to reach families with school readiness?

In recent months, much media attention has been given to community outreach campaigns targeted at families.   At ReadyRosie, we believe in today’s families and we are in favor of any efforts designed to engage and equip them.  At the same time, we would like to encourage community and school decision makers to consider a few questions when deciding what vehicle will be used for reaching your target audience.

The Story of ReadyRosie

As a mom of three young children, I struggled to find resources to help me effectively and creatively engage the rapidly developing minds of my kids.If a college-educated, former school teacher who spent years in the field of educational publishing finds herself at a loss for meaningful tools to get her kids ready for that first day of school, what does that mean for everyone else?

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