Our work must begin to strengthen the connection between agencies and systems that support children in these first 2,000 days of their lives from birth to kindergarten. Georgia must move to a coordinated, integrated approach to remedy our reading proficiency crisis. Developing an early care and education system, a birth to age 8 continuum, will move us forward.

Resources

Georgia

The Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy provides books for local communities to prepare all Georgia preschool children for reading and learning success.

The Georgia Reading Association is a membership organization whose mission is promoting literacy in Georgia.

National

Literacy Connections provides a wealth of information on reading, teaching and tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy.

The National Institute for Literacy, a federal agency, provides leadership on literacy issues, including the improvement of reading instruction for children, youth, and
adults.