Episode Synopsis "Episode 3: Read to be Ready - Progress and Next Steps"

Episode 3 of The TNth Period reviews the department's third annual report on the Read to be Ready initiative, First Steps: A Report on Elementary Grades Reading in Tennessee. We talk to Molly Auger, Project Director with TNTP, Beth Davidson, a 2nd grade teacher at Martin Primary School in Weakley County, and Vicki Kirk, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer at TDOE. Learn more about our guests' favorite children's books, key takeaways from the first two years of Read to be Ready implementation, and the department's next steps to support quality instruction in early grades reading.

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