Raising Readers Nashville

01/22/2025

Check out this great interview with the United Way of Greater Nashville CEO Erica Mitchell in the most recent The Contributor newspaper. Thank you Erica for your dedication and support for early childhood education and Raising Readers Nashville!

How the New CEO of the United Way of Greater Nashville Plans To Build Community

01/10/2025

Have you registered yet for our advocacy workshop, "Mobilize for Early Ed" featuring advocacy expert Katie Growden? Join us and co-hosts NAAEYC, Nashville Early Education Coalition, Tennesseans for Quality Early Education, and Save the Children Action Network for this educational event where you can get a better understanding of how policies move through Tennessee’s General Assembly and get guidance in building personal skill sets for impacting policy. Registration is free - please join us!

Dive into how policies move through Tennessee’s General Assembly and build personal skillsets for impacting policy.

01/08/2025

The science of reading has been the focus of legislation in states across the country in recent years but is often misunderstood. A recent report by our partners at the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) affirms how this science is a foundational body of research essential for informing effective literacy instruction, which is crucial for fostering children’s literacy success. Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading next week for their upcoming webinar “Equitable Literacy Instruction: Ensuring the Science of Reading Works for All Children.”

The science of reading has been the focus of legislation in states across the country in recent years but is often misunderstood. A recent report by our partners at the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) affirms how this science is a foundational body of research essential for informing effectiv...

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Here's to 2025 and all the progress it may bring to our community!

12/27/2024

We are so excited to co-host this event with our partners at Save the Children Action Network, Nashville Early Education Coalition, NAAEYC, and Tennesseans for Quality Early Education on Wednesday, Jan 22. Join us for "Mobilize for Early Ed: Advocacy Workshop" where SCAN's Katie Growden, an advocacy expert, will dive into how policies move through Tennessee’s General Assembly and help you build personal skill sets for impacting policy. Registration is free - please join us!

Dive into how policies move through Tennessee’s General Assembly and build personal skillsets for impacting policy.

12/23/2024

From all of us at Raising Readers Nashville - we wish you and yours a very happy and peaceful holiday season.

12/18/2024

Did you know? With the launch of our next set of strategies, our website got an upgrade! Check out the new look, access our latest reports and news, and get to know why early literacy education is key to a thriving community. www.raisingreadersnashville.org.

12/17/2024

🌟 Support the Learning Loss Recovery Challenge Fund! 🌟

This year, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is renewing our commitment to early literacy with our second-in-a-decade outreach—launched intentionally after Giving Tuesday to support the 5,000+ local organizations in our 350+ CGLR Network communities.

Your contributions to the Learning Loss Recovery Challenge Fund will help us:
✅ Address learning loss for marginalized families
✅ Promote equitable academic recovery solutions
✅ Advance teacher development, high-impact tutoring, and family engagement
✅ Build learning-rich environments for every child

Together, we can bridge the gaps and accelerate recovery for those who need it most. Let’s make a lasting difference.


https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/llrcfund

12/16/2024

Important event alert! Our partners at Tennessee Justice Center are hosting their Winter Resource Fair on Friday, December 20th. Please share this information to your communities and to the families and clients you serve. Let’s work together and connect families with the resources they need to thrive during the holiday season.
Get more information about this event at https://www.tnjustice.org/event-details/winter-resource-fair

12/10/2024

See the latest from The Frameworks Institute, a nonprofit research institute that uses various social science disciplines in the service of economic justice, racial justice and other issues that matter to families with young children. This report presents a new framing strategy for building support for kids: “Collective Caregiving.” In a recent interview, Andrew Volmert, the institute’s senior vice president of research, and Dr. David Alexander, pediatrician and president of Leading for Kids, an advocacy group that centers the well-being of children, talked about the underlying research and findings that powered the report.

The Frameworks Institute is a nonprofit research institute that uses various social science disciplines in the service of economic justice, racial justice

12/05/2024

Mark your calendar! Campaign for Grade-Level Reading presents "The Intersection of Progress and Practice: Actualizing the Science of Reading", a webinar featuring leaders with Moonshot Moments, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading coalition in Indian River County, FL. They have been tracking the impact of innovative strategies on grade-level reading for children from economically challenged families. They will share some critical lessons as well as gains made in their community by applying creative, multi-sector approaches. Get registered today!

What does it take to support children with their early school success? Leaders with Moonshot Moments, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading coalition in Indian River County, Florida, have been tracking the impact of innovative strategies on grade-level reading for children from economically challenge...

11/28/2024

We are beyond grateful for the hopefulness, collaboration, and energy from our network of partners united to support early childhood literacy initiatives in Nashville. To each and every individual who has been part of our community in any way - we appreciate you! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!