Early Reading Success: Working to Improve Children’s Reading Ability Wednesday, December 1, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EST
Third grade is the age by which children should be turning the corner from learning to read to reading to learn. Yet we know many children, particularly African American and Hispanic children, and those attending our urban schools, struggle to learn the basics.
Join us for an informative Webinar on December 1.
Who should attend this webinar?
Anyone interested in grade-level reading and improving children’s reading outcomes, policy makers, advocates, educators, and YOU!
Presenters will include:
-Maggie Adair, Deputy Director, Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS), will provide an overview of CAHS’s KidsCount report "Closing the Achievement Gap: Early Reading Success and CT’s Economic Future";
-Dr. Margie Gillis, Project Director, Haskins Literacy Initiative, Haskins Laboratories, Yale University and President, Literacy How, will speak about the foundations of grade-level reading pedagogy and efforts underway in CT to improve students’ reading success;
-Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Children, will inform listeners how stakeholders can partner to improve reading outcomes. She will also discuss what parents, teachers, early care providers, pediatricians, and advocates can do at the state and local levels; and
-Ralph Smith, Executive Vice President, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will discuss the Foundation’s 10-year campaign to close the achievement gap through improved reading success.
Where will this webinar take place?
Wherever you have internet access and a telephone.
How much does the webinar cost?
It’s FREE!
Help us to spread the word and invite your friends, colleagues, and co-workers.
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