In 2014, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation released “An Impact Analysis: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Tennessee, 2004-2014,” demonstrating how the Imagination Library program is making a difference in early childhood literacy based on 10 years of research...
Porter-Leath, sponsoring organization for Books from Birth, Shelby County’s Imagination Library affiliate, surveyed Early Head Start, Head Start, and Pre-K families in 2017-2018 who were also enrolled in Books from Birth to measure the program’s impact on early...
The Urban Child Institute, in partnership with Memphis City Schools, evaluated Shelby County’s Books from Birth program, the local Imagination Library affiliate, and its effects on kindergarten readiness in 2012 with a follow-up study in 2014. Their analysis indicates...
In 2007, the Tennessee Board of Regents completed the first large-scale study of the Imagination Library’s impact on the learning preparedness of children enrolled in public schools at that time. Tennessee Kindergarten and Pre-K teachers collectively affirmed that...
“An Analysis of Early Literacy Assessment Performance Among Knox County Imagination Library Participants: 2014-15 Knox County Kindergarten Class” In this study, early literacy data was collected through Knox County Schools’ formative testing to determine how former...
During the autumn of 2009, Knox County Schools investigated the relationship between Imagination Library students and their kindergarten peers on the Kindergarten Literacy Assessment. They found that students in the Imagination Library program performed statistically...
In 2006, Hamblen County developed a student readiness survey that was administered to Hamblen County preschool students and 3 & 4 year old Head Start students. Data collected, along with quotes from parents, preschool teachers, Head Start instructors, and...
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...
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...
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...
