Sentences with phrase «child literacy»

Through Give Back, Give Books we support book clubs, parent - child literacy events, and home libraries for city students.

Guatemala has the lowest rate of child literacy in Central America, and it is estimated that over 50 % of the indigenous population is illiterate.

Plus, a portion of proceeds from the line goes to her Always Dream Foundation, which focuses on child literacy.

Providing grants to more than twenty communities to implement evidence - based early literacy models to help parents support their 0 - 5 year old childrens literacy skills;

Robert H. Patterson, ABR, CRS, GRI, ePRO, broker of The Bob Patterson Group, in Hamilton, Ga., chairs The Ferst Foundation for Child Literacy of Childhood Literacy / Harris County.

A community campaign to improve early child literacy in Springfield, Massachusetts has won national honors.

«Theoretically, it is a good idea,» said David Morgan, coordinator of a family literacy program for the Mississippi Humanities Council, which tries to improve adult and child literacy in the state.

A New Website Hopes To Help Parents Build Literacy At Home (WBUR) Joan Kelley Demonstrates How to Use Her Interactive Child Literacy Website (Wicked Local) Alumna Joan Kelley partnered with Professor Nonie Lesaux to create an interactive literacy website.

The hour went quickly as Chris skilfully directed us through a host of literary topics, from child literacy to e-books to self - publishing trends.

Built on the foundations of «Sesame Street» and «The Electric Company,» LeVar Burton's interactive children's show focused on child literacy, a major issue of its time.

A native of Los Angeles and product of LA Unified, Johnson has worked with children and families on a number of child literacy and education programs, including a stint in New York, working for the Department of Education.

The UK's National Literacy Trust, «dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK,» has released a study, «The Impact of Ebooks on the Reading Motivation and Reading Skills of Children and Young People,» which demonstrates that ebooks and ereading actually help improve child literacy — especially for boys.

Learn what phonological and phonemic awareness are and why they are the foundations of child literacy.

The books will go to Save the Children literacy programs, which help young students transition from learning to read to reading to learn.»

Fiona's experiences in teaching her daughter to read and to enjoy books also inspired many of her articles on child literacy and getting kids to love reading.

The project is an ongoing part of the personal injury law firm's long - time commitment to child literacy.

Areas of interest include: child literacy, parents as teachers, health and nutrition, and tools for measuring effective delivery of early childhood education programs.