Pacesetter Honors
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading NamesPacesetter Communities in Six Impact AreasBright Spots…
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Wearable device counts words Detroit parents say to their young children
Parents may want to have a few words with their children before sending them off to school. But ideally, they should have millions of words with them before the first day of…
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Virginia Beach is expanding its programming for children to increase vocabulary and school readiness with this partnership
VIRGINIA BEACH – The city was selected as one of five American cities that will replicate Providence Talks, an early childhood education program that empowers parents and caregivers with tools to…
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Five Cities Replicate Providence Talks
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the five American cities that will replicate Providence Talks, an early childhood education program that empowers parents and caregivers with tools to…
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Five cities will replicate Providence Talks, offering LENA programs for parents and teachers citywide
Five cities have been selected to replicate Providence Talks, one of the first early language initiatives implemented at the municipal level, with support from…
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After One City Experiments With Toddlers Wearing Recorders and Sees the Number of Words They Hear Grow 50%, 5 More Mayors Will Pilot Innovative ‘Word Gap’ Program
For Jorge Elorza, a ball used to just be, well, a ball.Then Elorza was elected mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, in 2014, had a son, and visited Providence Talks, an early childhood…