Birmingham Talks, which aims to make the city America’s sandbox for innovation in early childhood education, is using “talk pedometers” to close literacy gaps for thousands of children.
In 2019, five U.S. cities were selected to receive a three-year grant to replicate the widely celebrated Providence Talks early literacy program. As the grant period draws to a close, we’re sharing their stories of what worked.
"Investing in our youngest citizens at birth and continuing to do so throughout their school years makes smart economic sense," says Virginia Beach GrowSmart coordinator Barbara Lito.
A three-year grant of $4,605,000 in general operating support to LENA to further their work at using coaching to improve the key outcome of early language development.
Arrow Impact is a private foundation supporting "initiatives that create pathways to economic prosperity for communities that have been marginalized and under-resourced."
While we're still learning about the pandemic's effects on children, it's clear that some learning setbacks have occurred. Overdeck Family Foundation writes about how parents and teachers, with help from organizations like LENA, have stepped up.
