Ignite Reading

Are you headed to the National School Boards Association Council of Urban Boards of Education conference this week? Almudena G. Abeyta, Ed.D., of Chelsea Public Schools will join our own Jessica Reid Sliwerski on stage to explain how 1st grade reading growth has 🚀 since the district partnered with Ignite Reading and share tips to repeat Chelsea's success in your own schools. #NSBA #EdLeadership #Superintents

We've found a fantastic podcast 🎤 for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Listen as Shawn Anthony Robinson (better known as Doctor Dyslexia Dude) & Maryanne Wolf of UCLA's Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners & Social Justice join Anita Rao, M.D. on Embodied to explore how living with dyslexia can shape a person's relationship with reading and with themselves. #Dyslexia #EducationPodcasts #EducationMatters #LiteracyJourney

Ignite Reading is partnering with the Howard University Academy for Current and Aspiring Superintendents. If you're a school leader with plans to become a superintendent, consider applying. Applications are due this week for the cohort that starts November 2. https://lnkd.in/erxa6XBJ

Why is it so vitally important for students to master foundational reading skills by the end of 1st grade? This is why. Study after study has shown that students' early reading proficiency is a predictor of their reading skills well into their futures ... well beyond childhood. #Education #Literacy #Reading

Get your calendars ready! We've partnered with Education Week for a free webinar where you can hear from district and school leaders in states across the country. See how they have used Ignite Reading's 1:1 intervention to close foundational reading skills gaps, and get a look at their student growth data. #EdLeadership #Education #K12Education #Webinar

Want to know the ingredients for creating a people-focused org?  If you were at UNLEASH World, you may have heard Ignite Reading's Kathleen Fujawa speak about just that. Here’s what you need: 👩🚀 A motivational mission with a clear connection to each role 🍎 Core values that are actionable, not just inspirational 💻 The right HR tech stack that can support a growing team 🫶 A sense of community, built through feedback and trust 👁️ Transparency, including when setting org-wide goals We had a great time this week! From COO Matt MacInnis's session on Talent Signal to dishing up tasty waffles to attendees each afternoon, we loved connecting with so many of you. We can’t wait to do it again next year—au revoir 👋

Thanks to the team at Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School for inviting us to visit this vibrant classroom full of Ignite Reading students. We're so proud of the way these readers 🚀 through their lessons on the way to mastering all their foundational reading skills. #MississippiSchools #Mississippi #CharterSchool

How do we reverse the trend in Texas of low STAAR results and improve reading achievement for our kids overall? Here are some solutions for Texas districts. #TexasEducation #TexasEducators #Texas #Education #EdLeadership

⏰ Registration for this week’s panel discussion is closing soon. ⏰ Sign up now to hear from school leaders who have successfully integrated an online tutoring program into their school’s literacy ecosystem. Find out the positive impact it’s having on their students’ reading growth and their teachers. Register now. #Superintendents #Principals #K12 #Schools #Tutoring #SpecialEducation #EducationAndSchools #DistrictSuperintendents #SchoolPrincipals #PublicEducation

This growth investment represents another important step towards Ignite Reading's goal of solving the nation's literacy crisis head-on by teaching at least 1 million 1st graders how to read. As our CEO Jessica Reid Sliwerski points out, "If we can ensure students have mastered foundational reading skills to achieve reading fluency by the end of 1st grade, studies show 83% will be on-grade-level readers in third grade." #K12Education #Education #LiteracyMatters