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Close the Word Gap and Build Stronger Brains with Language Nutrition

February 13th, 2017

Author: Madeleine Bayard

  Differences in the size of a child’s vocabulary first appear at 18 months—and are correlated with education and income. Dana Suskind, author of the book “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” offers a more comprehensive look at the word gap and what it means for student success.   Words and interactions are...

Third-grade Literacy’s Enormous Impact on Life

February 13th, 2017

Author: Madeleine Bayard

Third-grade literacy has an enormous impact on a child’s life. Research indicates that third grade is a critical turning point for students. A child who can read on grade level by third grade is four times more likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who does not read proficiently by that time. In Delaware, as many as 46 percent of third...

February 10, 2017

February 10th, 2017

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Delaware News Delaware Public Media Eugene Young launches non-profit to empower communities with education, advocacy tools In addition to his role as advocacy director for the Delaware Center for Justice, former Wilmington mayoral candidate Eugene Young is throwing his energy into launching a new nonprofit called Network Delaware. The News...

Remember ESSA? Work Still Underway on State Plan

February 10th, 2017

Author: Liz Hoyt

The confirmation of Betsy DeVos (and surrounding controversies) as U.S. Secretary of Education dominated news headlines and social media over the last few weeks. However, this national headline may be drowning out what’s happening locally, as Delaware continues to develop its state plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act...