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Talk With Me Baby Evaluation Report: Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Rollins Staff | November 12, 2024

The science is clear: high-quality language experiences starting at birth establish the foundation for success in school and life. Science shows that brain circuitry for speech, language and hearing (and many other development processes)

Twenty Years of Language and Literacy: Rollins Center and Cox Campus

Rollins Staff | August 28, 2024

As featured in The Saporta Report The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, a program of the Atlanta Speech School, and its free online professional development platform, Cox Campus, have been serving Atlanta and

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Inspiring Insight - Harvard Strategic Data Project

Rollins Staff | August 6, 2024

The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy team was accepted to the Harvard Strategic Data Project to learn more about Data Visualization As a group, our team spent time reflecting on data visualization that

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Literacy & Justice FOR ALL, made free and publicly available by Cox Campus. Today's episode is:

Rollins Staff | June 14, 2024

Georgia LitLink was the state’s first literacy conference dedicated to classroom teachers. The teacher-facing conference was cohosted by the Georgia Department of Education and the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, a program of

SAPORTA REPORT | Unprecedented Milestone: Georgia-Grown online Cox Campus receives International Accreditation

Rollins Staff | March 5, 2024

The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy’s Cox Campus has been awarded accreditation from the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), for the Cox Campus Structured Literacy Certificate Program. This unprecedented milestone makes Cox Campus the only

5 Intentional Ways to Celebrate Black History Month

Rollins Staff | February 5, 2024

Here are some ways you can incorporate Black History month activities into your lessons.

Plain Talk 2024

Rollins Staff | January 19, 2024

The Cox Campus Team is looking forward to being at this year’s Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning® conference, January 31 – February 2, in New Orleans.

Embracing MLK Day as a Day of Service: 7 Inspiring Acts of Kindness

Rollins Staff | January 10, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not just a day off from work or school; it’s a day on – a day of service to honor the legacy of a civil rights leader who

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GaDOE partnering with Rollins Center for Language & Literacy to launch the Georgia Literacy Academy

Rollins Staff | November 16, 2023

Courses available free of charge statewide; 125 school and district leaders will also receive coaching through literacy leadership cohort ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Georgia Department of Education is partnering with the Rollins Center for

Literacy & Justice for All, as seen in Saporta Report

Rollins Staff | February 24, 2022

Since the advent of the written word, which created the need for reading, literacy has been wielded as a tool of power and one of oppression. Who is taught to read – and who

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Marietta City Schools’ Literacy Gains Lead the State

Rollins Staff | October 14, 2025

In Marietta, something powerful is happening. Over the past four years, Marietta City Schools has seen extraordinary growth in reading, outpacing the state of Georgia and metro Atlanta in every grade level. This progress

Literacy & Justice for All Podcast: New Podcast Confronts Literacy Crisis as a Social Justice Issue

Rollins Staff | September 23, 2025

Subscribe to the Literacy & Justice for All Podcast today and join the national conversation reshaping literacy and learning for every child. ATLANTA, GA – September 17, 2025 – Illiteracy is not only an

Talk With Me Baby - Request For Proposals

Rollins Staff | January 10, 2025

Talk With Me Baby – Request For Proposals Issued December 2024 The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, a program of the Atlanta Speech School, is delighted to publish this RFP. Proposals are due

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Literacy & Justice for All Podcast: New Podcast Confronts Literacy Crisis as a Social Justice Issue

Rollins Staff | September 23, 2025

Subscribe to the Literacy & Justice for All Podcast today and join the national conversation reshaping literacy and learning for every child. ATLANTA, GA – September 17, 2025 – Illiteracy is not only an

Cox Campus Surpasses $180 Million in Free Literacy Training for Educators Nationwide

Rollins Staff | July 16, 2025

A Scalable, Evidence-Based Solution for States, Districts, and Organizations Committed to Literacy Reform ATLANTA, GA July 14, 2025 – The Atlanta Speech School’s Rollins Center for Language & Literacy and its free online training

Setting Up Classroom Centers

Rollins Staff | June 12, 2025

Overview Every center provides us with opportunities to push in and pull out language. One way we build language is by including books and writing materials in every center. Although each center has a

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Talk With Me Baby - Request For Proposals

Rollins Staff | January 10, 2025

Talk With Me Baby – Request For Proposals Issued December 2024 The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, a program of the Atlanta Speech School, is delighted to publish this RFP. Proposals are due

Talk With Me Baby Evaluation Report: Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Rollins Staff | November 12, 2024

The science is clear: high-quality language experiences starting at birth establish the foundation for success in school and life. Science shows that brain circuitry for speech, language and hearing (and many other development processes)

Using the "READ" Technique to Make the Most of Story Time

Rollins Staff | May 15, 2024

You don’t have to be a teacher to give your child a foundation in language and learning. In fact, you’ve already got an incredibly powerful tool to give your child valuable exposure to words

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Georgia’s DECAL Bilingual Rising PreK Program Resources

Rollins Staff | April 11, 2024

The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy partners with Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning to support the Bilingual Summer Transition Program (STP) for rising Spanish-speaking Pre-K children. Through a planned language approach,

5 Intentional Ways to Celebrate Black History Month

Rollins Staff | February 5, 2024

Here are some ways you can incorporate Black History month activities into your lessons.

Embracing MLK Day as a Day of Service: 7 Inspiring Acts of Kindness

Rollins Staff | January 10, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not just a day off from work or school; it’s a day on – a day of service to honor the legacy of a civil rights leader who