by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Published 6:14 AM EST, Thu January 16, 2020 Taking away screens and reading to our children during the formative years of birth to age 5 boosts brain development. We all know that’s true, but now science can convince us with startling images. This is the brain of a preschooler who is often […]
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September 29, 2022 6 MINUTE READ Ten million children currently experiencing poverty in the United States don’t have easy access to books. Most kids, from all walks of life, don’t have caregivers who make time for shared reading activities. From an early age, children are fascinated by the images and tales that unfold across pages.
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Leaders from across sectors believe in the power of sport to build healthy communities where young people from diverse backgrounds can play together, a foundation for social trust. Parents are concerned their child will get left out, pushed out or burned out by a sport model that has gotten expensive and exclusionary, with rising injury
The Role of Technology in Literacy Development Kathryn Starke Nationally recognized urban literacy consultant, author, founder of Creative Minds Publications, an award-winning educational publishing and literacy consulting company; M.A. in Literacy and Culture Request Info Home Educators Blog Technology is a staple in classrooms nationwide today, especially in literacy. Present-day, millions of dollars are earmarked by school districts
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July 26, 2021 Columbia, S.C. (July 26, 2021) – AT&T donated $25,000 to United Way’s Midlands Reading Consortium (MRC), which is a literacy focused program that supplements and enhances shared reading experiences to ignite a love of reading for elementary students. MRC offers a library of services including virtual and in person one-to-one tutoring, classroom read alouds, guest reading opportunities, parenting engagement events and building
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NEW YORK – For the seventh consecutive year, schools, libraries and nonprofits across the country will receive thousands of books donated by Verizon employees as part of the Verizon Foundation’s annual Season’s Readings campaign. This year, employees at more than 300 locations will participate in the annual giving campaign with the goal of collecting 200,000 books.
DUKE ENERGY, UNC ATHLETICS TEAM UP TO READ LIKE A CHAMPION January 20, 2016 By: UNC Athletic Communications RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 20, 2016) – Duke Energy actively supports early childhood literacy – making it a philanthropic priority. UNC student-athletes are giving a boost to those efforts. Duke Energy’s
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In this episode of College GameDay Flashback, Christine Williamson and the GameDay crew trace the history of road shows, from South Bend, IN to Fargo, ND and everywhere in between. 0:00 The first regular-season road show 1:58 Blue bloods who stand out 3:49 Letting the small schools shine 4:37 Fargo: GameDay Edition 5:43 A powerful
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By: Danette Glassy, MD, FAAP & Pooja Tandon, MD, FAAP No matter what the weather brings, playing outside is good for kids. There is scientific evidence that playing outside improves health, and children of all ages love it. And we know that the more time a child spends in nature, the more likely they are
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