Artful Reading

05/08/2025

Shoutout to I Would Rather Be Reading in Louisville! 📚❤️ This amazing nonprofit is giving public school students extra support in reading AND social-emotional skill development. They make learning engaging by intertwining literacy with understanding emotions, plus fun activities like art, drama, and even DJ lessons! All programs are FREE for families. Let's celebrate this vital work!



Check Out this write up in LPM:

The nonprofit I Would Rather Be Reading is providing extra help to public school students in Louisville struggling with fundamental skills.

05/06/2025

How can schools & districts support families and prevent the summer slide?? ☀️📖
✅ Give students choice in what they read
✅ Promote library visits + summer programs
✅ Encourage audiobooks + family reading
✅ Share CTL’s AR on the Go kits for fun learning at home!

Reading = fun AND skill-building this summer! 🎉
Learn more: www.ctlonline.org/ar-on-the-go/

05/02/2025

Summer = Play + Growth! 🌞🎨🏃‍♂️
Balance free-range fun with learning to support kids' intellectual, social, emotional, & physical development!
Schools and districts can help families plan for play & plan for learning!
More ideas ➡️ https://ctlonline.org/its-summer-lets-play/

How can we balance structured and unstructured summer play? Summer play includes opportunities for your child to play independently, socially, and guided. Children benefit from summer play and we can help them think about what play might look, sound, and feel like.

04/30/2025

Keep literacy growth strong all summer long! ☀️📖
CTL’s Artful Reading on the Go offers families easy, arts-integrated literacy activities that are fun, research-based, and simple to use at home.
Empower families with experiences that keep reading exciting and meaningful!
🎨✨ Explore AR on the Go for PreK-8 learners today!
➡️ ctlonline.org/ar-on-the-go/

04/28/2025

Looking for ways to support your child's reading this summer?
🎧 Tune in to this episode of the Read, Play, Talk Podcast from Mesquite ISD! Early Literacy Specialist Alissa Tubbs shares practical tips to keep young readers engaged and growing.
🌟 Parents — this is a perfect resource to help your child build a love of reading all summer long!
Listen now and explore how your family can Read, Play, and Talk together!
➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-37-supporting-your-childs-reading-this-summer/id1495358524?i=1000617741669

Podcast Episode · The ReadPlayTalk Podcast · 06/20/2023 · 20m

09/30/2024

🎉Congratulations to the KY Dept of Ed for securing the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant for KY students! We are excited to host a 4 part webinar series to dig into all things literacy to help districts across the state in applying for this opportunity.

04/18/2024

Spring is here & it's time for some Growth Mindset Math! This April, encourage students to embrace challenges & celebrate "mistakes" as learning opportunities. Use error analysis activities to show how everyone makes mistakes & that's how we grow!

04/17/2024

Work smarter, not harder. Use the classic Jigsaw strategy (1.20 effect size by ) to establish content experts & create a space for collaboration and dialogue.

03/29/2024

Vocabulary Development is the foundation upon which students build their understanding of various subjects, enabling them to express themselves articulately and engage with complex concepts.

Vocabulary Development is the foundation upon which students build their understanding of various subjects, enabling them to express themselves articulately and engage with complex concepts. In content classrooms, where subjects like science, social studies, and mathematics demand specialized termin...

03/28/2024

Spring is in the air, and so is the excitement for mathematical exploration! 🌷 Let's leverage the season's energy to engage students in real-world math applications, from gardening to measuring growth and beyond.