RESOURCES  

Literacy resources to support volunteers, families, and the community.

LITERACY DATA AND RESEARCH

Get Georgia Reading Campaign: Early Childhood Data

The Nation's Report Card: State Profile for Georgia

Georgia Department of Education: Quick Facts on Georgia Education

Learn4Life: The State of Education in Metro Atlanta

Benefits Of Mentoring For Young People: an article from Youth.gov

MENTOR/FAMILY- quick reads!

7 Benefits of Reading Aloud: an article from readingeggs.com

How Do You Read Aloud Stories?:  tips from Kaelyn Barron, TCK Publishing

Simple Yet Powerful Things To Do While Reading Aloud: from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado and LDOnline

Reading For Meaning With Your Child from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

Reading Aloud To Build Comprehension:  from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

Fluency Matters  from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

Finding The Right Book For Your Child: the 5-finger rule to check if your child can read the book independently can also be used for read-aloud books

Graphic Novels For Young Kids: what are they, how they help reluctant readers, and a list of recommendations from Reading Rockets, Colorado Colorin and LD OnLine

Books, Read-Alouds, Games

Rediscover You Public Library: 9 reasons to get and use your library card!

Unite For Literacy: free e-picture books!

Storyline Online: video read-alouds featuring actors reading children's books!

Brightly Storytime: more video read-alouds!

Imagination Soup:  find great children's books!

FREE E-Book Resources compiled by EW!A

Truist WordForce by Truist and Everfi:  free games to develop reading skills

EDUCATORS/COMMUNITY

What Community Groups Can Do To Help All Children Read:  an article from Reading Rockets

Atlanta Speech School: comprehensive center for language and literacy

Cox Campus: Free online training and resources for educators

Reading Rockets: resources for teachers