The Literacy Lab

🎙️Tune in!🎙️ The Literacy Lab's Vice President of Leading Men Initiatives, Ivan Douglas, recently sat down with WURD Radio and "Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones" show! Ivan spoke about how our Leading Men Fellowship creates opportunities for young men of color and increases representation in the field of education. Scroll to the 1:57:30 mark of the show to watch Ivan's interview! WURD Interview: https://lnkd.in/gYPFCcem About LMF: Leading Men Fellows are young men of color who have recently graduated from high school and participate in a year-long, residency-style experience in which they provide evidence-based literacy support to pre-kindergarten students while receiving robust coaching and professional development and gaining valuable experience. #Philly #Philadelphia #LMF #BlackEducators #Literacy

🎉Exciting news for Ohio! 🎉 Governor Mike DeWine announced that the state has secured a $60 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This funding will empower Ohio teachers with the training and resources needed to deliver effective literacy instruction using the science of reading, helping students strengthen their reading and writing skills. “As all of our schools in Ohio become fully aligned with the Science of Reading, it is critical that our teachers have the right training and resources to properly teach their students how to read using this groundbreaking method,” said DeWine. Learn more about Ohio’s literacy initiatives here: https://lnkd.in/gewgxTx2 Source: Spectrum News 1 Ohio #Ohio #Educators #Literacy #TheLiteracyLab #ScienceOfReading

#NewJersey! It's not too late to sign up for Reading Buddies! The program pairs teen volunteers with students to help develop early reading skills in a fun and supportive environment. Volunteers will read to the children or listen to them read, depending on the child's reading level. Books will be available onsite and participants are also encouraged to bring their own books. Learn more about this opportunity with TAPinto South Plainfield: https://lnkd.in/e8sPg6dt #SouthPlainfield #MiddlesexCountyNJ #Volunteering #Reading #Teens

TOMORROW! Visit East Orange Public Library for a reading with author Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton and her latest book “The Journey Towards Reading”. As an educator for more than 35 years, Bobien-Blanton explores the various elements that surround children that may hinder or promote reading. For more information click here: https://hubs.li/Q02VmhTl0 Source: Essex Daily News #EastOrangeNJ #NewJersey #EastOrange #Literacy #Reading

🎉Exciting news!🎉 The Jemicy School in #BaltimoreCounty is hosted a showing of "Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars." to raise awareness during Dyslexia Awareness Month. The Jemicy School specializes in instructing students with "dyslexia and other learning-based differences" and utilizes the science of reading to teach their students. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V is the brains behind "Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars." As a dyslexic learner himself, Hubbell "wants to keep other kids from facing the same challenges he did while learning to read." Throughout the film he speaks with "scientists, educators and parents to show research that points to ways to close the literacy gap in America and win the reading wars." Check out the full article with WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore here: https://lnkd.in/ebQ44Vpj #Baltimore #Dyslexia #Educators #ScienceOfReading #Literacy #TheLiteracyLab

A big thank you to Moriah Balingit, early childhood education reporter at the AP (Associated Press) for highlighting our Leading Men Fellowship! Her article, “Black male teachers are a rarity in preschools. This pioneering program wants to change that,” spotlights our Baltimore cohort at Dorothy I. Height Elementary, where Fellows provide evidence-based literacy support to pre-kindergarten students. The article features Davontez Johnson, a Leading Men Fellow and student at the University of Maryland Global Campus. After completing the LMF Ascend Training Institute this summer, where he trained for the classroom, Davontez has fully immersed himself in the school community, singing the morning greeting song with students each day. Davontez had this to say about his decision to become a Leading Men Fellow: “I really thought it was a great opportunity. Because I know if I saw someone like me, you know, in pre-K, I’d be pretty excited. You don’t see a lot of young Black males.” We’re looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year and the positive impact our Fellows will continue to make across the country! Article: https://lnkd.in/g_bpwHYt A special thank you to The Washington Post, Yahoo News, U.S. News and World Report, Canadian Press and UK Times for picking up this amazing story! #Baltimore #LMF #BlackEducators #ChildrensLiteracy #Maryland #TheLiteracyLab

TOMORROW! Join the New York Public Library to take a stand against book bans across the U.S. and protect the freedom to read! NYPL will host a day of music, festivities, and book giveaways. Special guests include: 📖Sasha Velour, iconic New Yorker and winner of Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race 📖Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, authors of the classic children's book And Tango Makes Three, which has been the subject of numerous book ban attempts 📖Da'Taeveyon Daniels, student activist and the youngest-ever National Advisory Council member for the National Coalition Against Censorship Register today: https://lnkd.in/gegmcphy Can't attend Freedom to Read Day of Action? Sign the Freedom to Read Pledge and send an email to your representatives in Congress: https://lnkd.in/gtnZynD7 #BannedBooks #Reading #Literacy #NewYorkCity #Manhattan #Libraries

Nearly 60,000 teens under 18 are incarcerated in juvenile facilities across the U.S., many struggling with reading and writing proficiency, according to the ACLU. In 2002, NYC educator Rebecca Howlett founded Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) to establish a library in a juvenile detention center in the Bronx. Shortly after, she teamed up with librarians Karlan Sick and Jessica Fenster-Sparber to expand this mission—creating quality school libraries in New York City’s juvenile detention centers and non-secure facilities for youth. Reading and literacy are universal rights for all individuals. The Literacy Lab is thankful for LIT’s vital work in providing incarcerated young people with access to books and programs that foster literacy skills and a love for reading. Learn more in this article: https://lnkd.in/eHETJKJU LIT: https://hubs.li/Q02TrtJP0 Source: UNESCO #NewYorkCity #Bronx #Brooklyn #Manhattan #StatenIsland #Queens #Literacy

🎉Exciting news!🎉 The Jemicy School in #BaltimoreCounty is hosted a showing of "Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars." to raise awareness during Dyslexia Awareness Month. The Jemicy School specializes in instructing students with "dyslexia and other learning-based differences" and utilizes the science of reading to teach their students. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V is the brains behind "Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars." As a dyslexic learner himself, Hubbell "wants to keep other kids from facing the same challenges he did while learning to read." Throughout the film he speaks with "scientists, educators and parents to show research that points to ways to close the literacy gap in America and win the reading wars." Check out the full article with WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore here: https://lnkd.in/ebQ44Vpj #Baltimore #Dyslexia #Educators #ScienceOfReading #Literacy #TheLiteracyLab

🎉Exciting news!🎉 The Literacy Lab is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Milwaukee Area Technical College designed to support young men of color in advancing their education and careers in early childhood education. Funded by the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, this groundbreaking collaboration offers alumni of The Literacy Lab’s Leading Men Fellowship the opportunity to earn up to nine college credits toward a preschool education certificate for their year of service. Participants will also receive extensive support, including tuition assistance, technology resources, mentorship, and more. Dr. Toshiba Adams (Toshiba Adams, Ph.D.) Faculty and Instructional Chair, Child Development at MATC had this to say about the this new partnership: “We are excited to partner with The Literacy Lab to help shape the next generation of educators. Together, we are fostering an inclusive environment that promotes educational equity and opens doors for young men of color to thrive in their careers.” The Literacy Lab is excited about the exciting possibilities that our partnership with MATC holds! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eNDnJPGJ #LMF #Wisconsin #Milwaukee #BlackEducators #TheLiteracyLab