A Discussion on How Nashville is Tackling it's Early Childhood Literacy Deficit

13/07/2020 24 min
A Discussion on How Nashville is Tackling it's Early Childhood Literacy Deficit

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Episode Synopsis

Did you know 3 out of 4 Nashville third graders are not reading on grade level? This early literacy deficit has challenged the city for more than two decades. One program working to change this is the Blueprint for Early Childhood Success program, which utilizes resources from several area organization and non-profits. On this episode of Roots and Wings Christiane Buggs and Rene Dillard, both with the United Way of Greater Nashville, discuss the program and resources for families and educators with podcast host, Jonquil Newland. Resources referenced in the podcast: Blueprint for Early Childhood SuccesseduTOOLBOX Bright by Text