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From the Director
As 2022 approaches, I find myself reflecting on the commitment in communities across Georgia and at the state level to create the conditions that must be in place so that all children, starting from birth, are on a path to third-grade reading proficiency.
Using the four pillars as a framework, we’ve seen a groundswell of collective action as partners tackle the wide range of factors across the birth-to-age-8 continuum that impact literacy outcomes. These partnerships and innovative approaches proved essential over the past 19 months and will continue to play a vital role as we continue to work together to Get Georgia Reading.
With gratitude,
Arianne
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 Learn4Life Highlights Cradle-to-Career Strategies
Learn4Life’s State of Education in Metro Atlanta Annual Report lifts innovative strategies that can be scaled to reach and support more children, highlighting five Bright Spots: ArtsNOW Learning, Social Emotional Engagement-Knowledge and Skills (SEE-KS), Reach Out and Read Georgia, Vision to Learn, and Cox Campus. Six key indicators measure students’ progress along the cradle-to-career continuum.
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 Housing Developments in Clayton to Feature Education Supports
An affordable housing development broke ground this fall in Clayton County, building on the model established in Houston County in 2020. The development includes a community targeting families with school-age children that will be dedicated to supporting learning and development. A learning space will provide after-school and summer learning programming.
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 A Day for the Books with Malcolm Mitchell
During the first-ever Get Troup Reading Family Festival, community organizations distributed information about their programs. Super Bowl-winning football player and children’s book author Malcolm Mitchell visited the three area high schools and hosted a Reading Rally with second graders. Four hundred copies of his newest book were given away.
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Visit getgeorgiareading.org/coronavirus for vaccine updates and a list of timely resources.
Addressing Childhood Lead Exposure on a State and Federal Level
The Georgia Department of Public Health reports that one in 20 children in the state have elevated lead levels. Recognizing that there is no safe level of lead exposure for children, efforts are underway at both the federal and state levels to address and prevent childhood lead poisoning.
All-America City Awards Focus on Housing as a Platform for Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery
The 2022 All-America City Awards will be held virtually in July in conjunction with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s (CGLR) GLR Week. The year’s theme is “Housing as a Platform for Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery,” focusing on efforts that seek measurable improvement around: digital equity; relational supports; after-school, summer, and out-of-school learning opportunities; transforming non-school places and spaces into learning-rich environments; promoting school readiness, regular attendance, and summer learning; parents succeeding as essential partners in assuring the healthy development and early school success of their children; and parents succeeding in their own journey toward sustainable self-sufficiency. Submit letters of intent by Jan. 10.
Cox Campus Introduces Trauma-Informed Practices Video Series
The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at Atlanta Speech School recently released a series of videos designed to help caregivers promote resilience by building healthy and nurturing relationships with children who have experienced trauma as a foundation for caring for and educating them.
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GLR Learning Tuesdays Webinars
Dec. 21 and 28 and Jan. 4, 11, 18, and 25; 3 p.m.
The CGLR hosts weekly sessions that lift the best science, ideas, and programs to inform local efforts. The Dec. 21 session is called “Learning at Home and at School: Public Media Education Partnerships.” Over the holidays, CGLR will rebroadcast previous sessions with new live programming returning on Jan. 11. Register Now
Funder-to-Funder Conversation: “Community Investments in Parent-Child Relationships Drive School Readiness”
Dec. 21, 12:30 p.m.
This monthly CGLR webinar series engages and informs the local, state, and national funders who support early learning, grade-level reading, and early school success, providing opportunities for shared learning, collaboration, and co-investment between and among local funders and with their more “national” counterparts. Register Now
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We Want to Hear from You
Our partners are the heroes in this work. We want to help connect you to each other and to resources that can help you get even greater results. Please share your stories with us so we can post them to getgeorgiareading.org. Send your stories—or any questions about the Campaign—to Arianne Weldon at arianne@gafcp.org.
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