In “The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success” report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation states, “According to decades of research, the best way to ensure a successful workforce in the future is to invest in early childhood development now. And...
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Early Warning: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Early Warning: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters: Annie E. Casey Foundation In May 2010, the Annie E. Casey Foundation published a KIDS COUNT special report, Early Warning: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, to launch the national Campaign for...
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
Reading Rockets, a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help, compiled several research studies on the importance of family and parent engagement...
Sharing Child and Parent Views on Reading for Fun & Frequency: Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report
Kids & Family Reading Report Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report™: 7th Edition is a national survey that shares the views of both kids and parents on reading books for fun and the influences that impact kids’ reading frequency and attitudes toward reading....
Importance of Family and Community Engagement on Student Success: Scholastic Research Compendium
“Recognizing and investing in family engagement policies and practices is key to closing the achievement gap and supporting the success of all students.” -Harvard Family Research project, April 2010 Family and Community Engagement 2013 Research Compendium by Lois...
Community Initiative to Engage Families: Proven Benefits & Resources
New Bedford Reads was a literacy initiative in Massachusetts designed to promote the importance of early literacy and grow a community of lifelong readers throughout the city. Spearheaded by New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, the program raised awareness about the...
Interventions & Practices to Develop Early Literacy: National Early Literacy Panel Report
The National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) was established in 2002 for the express purpose of summarizing scientific evidence on early literacy development and on home and family influences on that development. NELP’s primary goal was to identify interventions,...
Reading Feeds Brain Development: Quality Shared Reading & Frequency Matters (Dr. John Hutton)
Dr. John S. Hutton, MD, MS, is a pediatrician and clinical researcher in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics and Director of the Reading Literacy Discovery Center. Dr. Hutton's research at Cincinnati Children's covers all facets of pediatric general and...
Audio, Illustrated and Animated Stories: Different Platform, Different Networks for Cognitive Stimulation (Dr. John Hutton)
Dr. John S. Hutton, MD, MS, is a pediatrician and clinical researcher in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics and Director of the Reading Literacy Discovery Center. Dr. Hutton's research at Cincinnati Children's covers all facets of pediatric general and...
Screens for Toddlers? When & How
“Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are now growing up in environments saturated with a variety of traditional and new technologies, which they are adopting at increasing rates. Although there has been much hope for the educational potential of interactive media for...