What is Summer Slide?
You may have heard the term “summer slide” from teachers or other parents, but what does it mean? Summer Slide is what happens when the skills students learn during the school year are lost or forgotten over the summer. When kids don’t practice their reading skills during the summer months, they can fall behind by the time school starts again. Summer may be winding down, but it’s not too late to polish up those reading skills in time for September!
A message from Executive Director Joel Zarrow, PhD: “This, I Believe”
In my first several weeks as Executive Director of Children’s Literacy Initiative, I have had the opportunity to introduce myself to a lot of new people. It is important to me to convey aspects of myself that aren’t necessarily apparent from my resume or some surreptitious Google search that we might do when we want to find out about the new person joining the team.
Children’s Literacy Initiative Names New Executive Director to Drive an Expanded Vision
April 11, 2014, Philadelphia, PA – With an organizational focus clearly fixed upon raising its profile within targeted groups of key, national, decision-makers, the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI), which trains teachers to achieve literacy education for children in high-poverty, high-minority school districts, by the third grade, today announced that it has completed an intensive national search for a new executive director, and has named Joel Zarrow, Ph.D. to the position.
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Children’s Literacy Initiative Names New Executive Director to Drive an Expanded Vision
April 11, 2014, Philadelphia, PA – With an organizational focus clearly fixed upon raising its profile within targeted groups of key, national, decision-makers, the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI), which trains teachers to achieve literacy education for children in high-poverty, high-minority school districts, by the third grade, today announced that it has completed an intensive national search for a new executive …
CLI’s Impact Presented at National Conferences
April 22, 2014 As part of Children’s Literacy Initiative’s i3 Project, CLI partnered with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in 2010 for a 3-year evaluation of the impact of the CLI Model Classroom Program. The third year of the data collection will wrap up at the conclusion of this school year, and positive interim results have already been demonstrated …
Children’s Literacy Initiative Names New Board Chair, Launches National Executive Director Search
Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) announces the election of Christine S. Beck as chair of its board. The organization has also launched a national search to identify a new executive director to succeed Kelly Hunter, Ed.D, who has accepted a position as Director of Early Development and Learning Resources for the State of Delaware.
Early Literacy Campaign Gains Momentum in Philadelphia
CLI is proud to note that the Philadelphia Early Literacy Campaign continues to grow and impact the schools and children that need us most.
In Philadelphia during the 2013-14 school year, CLI is working with 56 schools and over 400 teachers. These teachers will collectively attend 155 Professional Development Events, including workshops and seminars, and will receive over 6,300 coaching hours from CLI Professional Developer coaches.
CLI will send more than 26,000 books to over 10,000 students in the Philadelphia region.
Ways to Give
Through the United Way Donor Choice Campaign, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program, our website, and many other avenues, our generous supporters have options in contributing to CLI’s mission.
A Low Cost Solution to Summer Reading Loss for Disadvantaged Students
A Low Cost Solution to Summer Reading Loss for Disadvantaged Students: