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Lessons in the Laundromat: Philly initiative promotes literacy in everyday spaces
Read Here Find out more about how the Coin Laundry Association and Too Small to Fail are transforming laundromats in Philadelphia.
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Literacy, Technology, & Culture Lab
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- Aug 25, 2021
The Upside | In Philly, book allows infants and adults alike share the joys of reading aloud
Read Here ...With its gentle rhymes and exquisite illustrations, I’ll Build You a Bookcase tells a lovely little tale. But this new...
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- Mar 23, 2021
Early Learning Nation | Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns
The massive inequality that characterizes children’s opportunity to learn and succeed in the U.S. is no secret. Children who have a basic...
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- Feb 22, 2021
The Academic Times | Kids learn more words through repetition from both books and screens
Preschool-aged children were able to pick up more new vocabulary words through a combination of learning tools like physical books and...
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- Feb 16, 2021
Classroom Caffeine | A Conversation with Susan Neuman
Dr. Susan B. Neuman talks about a community-based 360 degree view of child development, early vocabulary development through...
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- Jun 5, 2020
CBS Minnesota | How COVID-19 Could Affect Kids' Education Long-Term
Professor Susan Neuman suggests if you don't have access to books in your...
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- Sep 17, 2019
Education Dive | Media Coverage Study: Neighborhood Conditions Can Impact Pre-K Effectiveness
Children from high-poverty neighborhoods who attended Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) had significantly higher 3rd grade reading scores...
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- Sep 16, 2019
Brookings Institute | Back to School 2019: A Lesson Plan From the Science of Learning
By the year 2000, every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy…”
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- Aug 29, 2019
Triple Pundit | Nation's Illiteracy Woes Won't Be Solved By Government Alone
As kids head back to school, teachers are once again battling the effects of the dreaded summer slide—a term used to describe the tendency..
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- Jul 2, 2019
New York Times | Want Kids to Learn the Joy of Reading? Barbershops and Laundromats Can Help
At dozens of barbershops and laundromats across the United States, the sound of children reading aloud mingles with the buzz and snip from..
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