Getting Started « Grade Level reading

Featured Video

Summer Learning

Use this Horizons National video to illustrate the problem of summer learning loss.
Parent Engagement

This Reach Out and Read video makes a powerful case for parent engagement in early literacy.
The Value of Preschool

Here’s a video Georgia uses to promote the value of its universal preK program.
Early Learners

This video interview with Ellen Galinksy demonstrates how learning begins long before students start school.
Chronic Absence

Basketball great Magic Johnson urges chronically absent students to show up for school in this public service announcement.

Getting Started

3. How do we get started?

Getting people engaged

Planning for success

Sample city implementation plan
Promoting School Readiness by Improving Family, Friend and Neighbors Care–National League of Cities
State PreK Assessment Policies: Issues and Status–Educational Testing Service
Action framework for school and district leaders–Foundations, Inc.
Media 101 Training Resources–Ounce of Prevention
Background Paper for Community Level Work on School Readiness–Child Trends
A City Leaders Toolkit for Reducing Chronic Absence–Attendance Works
Early Childhood 101–National Conference of State Legislatures
Planning for Pre-kindergarten: A Toolkit for School Boards–Center for Public Education
The State of City Leadership for Children and Families: Innovations and Trends in Early Childhood–National League of Cities
Summer Learning: A New Vision for Supporting Students in Summer Programs–National Association of State Boards of Education
Scaling up for School and Community Partnerships–Coalition for Community Schools

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