313Reads: Detroit's Literacy Coalition

Our coalition approaches professional development as Collective Learning: we are all teachers, and we are all learners. Join us at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English conference to learn more about collaborative approaches to growing anti-racist teaching. Thank you to Zinn Education Project for naming #313Reads as a Teaching for Black Lives community of practice! Register today! https://lnkd.in/gWdvw95K Detroit Parent Network Center for Success Network Affirmations Community Center

Youth leading the way with #313Reads and #WayneRESA ! Join us - register today for the Michigan Council of Teachers of English annual conference! https://lnkd.in/gWdvw95K

Join us at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English Fall 2024 Conference - "Beyond a Seat at the Table: Justice & Belonging in Literacy Communities." Friday, October 11 in East Lansing! Learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/gWdvw95K #CollectiveLearning

We're supporting the Child Care Zoning Amendment to address the nearly 22,000 seat gap in child care for our youngest residents. Sign the petition today and help us support children and families in Detroit! We can make a difference together! Sign the petition online by Oct. 3: https://lnkd.in/g5nveW_e

Young people are some of the most impactful frontline advocates in the fight against book bans. In response to books being banned at their local schools and libraries, students are organizing and speaking out for their freedom to read. Register today! https://lnkd.in/gQk2kQMr

It's Banned Books Week—a week to celebrate our Freedom to Read! To learn about the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of the past year and how to advocate for book access and fight censorship, check out the resources from American Library Association #LiteracyIsLiberation #FreedomToRead #WeReadBannedBooks https://lnkd.in/e2FfjuXA

Looking for recommendations for great books for #ReadAloud? First Book has compiled a list of back-to-school books-- and many are available through your local library! #BookJoy https://lnkd.in/drhHsvG2

Reading aloud a book and having a "juicy" conversation about it is a perfect way for adults to be #ReadingSuperheroes and help our children grow their vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Plus, it's FUN to talk about books! Learn more about interactive (or "dialogic") read aloud and download helpful bookmarks-- available in 18 languages. #ReadAloud

Families are children's first & lifelong teachers. Tools for collaborative conversations with schools to support reading success. Interactive workshop. Part of Detroit #ParentWeekOfAction in partnership with National Parents Union and Detroit Parent Network. https://lnkd.in/gFn9Thht

Even our busiest, wiggliest little ones love books! Reading to them helps them know they are loved and safe. And it helps them grow #BookJoy and language skills! Learn more about joining the #313Reads Reading Superheroes at https://lnkd.in/gv7iXd_s https://lnkd.in/gnPYuE3X