![]() ![]() Listen to their conversation to gain the skills you need to raise strong readers.Ĭarol sits down with the mother-daughter duo Edith Cooper and Jordan Taylor to explore their family dynamic and learn how they are managing their relationship as they create a business together. ![]() She and Carol also talk about the importance of proper parent-teacher communication about your child’s reading progress, and steps to take if your child is falling behind. In this episode Maya explains the impact of engaging even the youngest children in conversation, and offers a detailed action plan to help young children get reading ready. In the face of this crisis, how can we ensure our children can beat the odds and become good readers? Carol dives into this important topic with early literacy expert Maya Smart, whose new book, Reading for Our Lives: A Literary Action Plan from Birth to Six, is a practical guide to raising confident, skilled readers. ![]() ![]() 4th and 8th graders tested scored at a competent reading level, and for Black students, that competency score dropped to 17%. In a 2022 national reading assessment, only 33% of all U.S. Black children in America are in a reading crisis, and it’s getting worse. ![]()
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