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Letter 7: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff February 27, 2020

The Science and Poetry in Learning (and Teaching) to Read Maryanne is back with her thoughts on the importance of Letter 7 which addresses the science of reading and how we instruct our children based…

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Letter 6: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff February 19, 2020

From Laps to Laptops in the First Five Years- Don’t Move Too Fast Letter 6 Roundtable Discussion Welcome to Letter 6 of Reader, Come Home Here, Maryanne implores the Reader to give small children the…

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Letter 5: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff February 6, 2020

The Raising of Children in a Digital Age Maryanne shares an interesting story about her experience trying to film for us in the Vatican and provides further insight into Letters 5 and 6. Letter 5…

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Letter 1: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff January 30, 2020

Reading, the Canary in the Mind Letter 1 Roundtable Discussion Welcome to Letter 1 of Reader, Come Home Dr. Wolf shares why it is of “utmost importance to be informed by the growing knowledge on…

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Letter 2: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff January 29, 2020

Under the Big Top Letter 2 Roundtable Discussion Welcome to Letter 2 of Reader, Come Home Dr. Wolf presents the complex brain activity taking place as we read – along with its functions, connections, and…

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Letter 3: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff January 28, 2020

Deep Reading, Is it Endangered? Maryanne welcomes us back as her Readers and gives insight into her thinking behind writing Letters 3 and 4, addressing the processes of deep reading, and what they mean for…

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Letter 4: Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff January 27, 2020

“What Will Become of the Readers We Have Been?” Letter 4 Roundtable Discussion Welcome to Letter 4 of Reader, Come Home In this letter, Dr. Wolf references our “novelty bias,” necessary for survival, from a…

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Reader, Come Home

Rollins Staff January 13, 2020

Welcome to the Reader, Come Home Virtual Book Study Here you are joining the Atlanta Speech School, the Cox Campus, and Dr. Maryanne Wolf as we explore her newest book Reader, Come Home: The Reading…

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Why Is The Atlanta Speech School’s Cox Campus Free?

Rollins Staff December 7, 2016

Our country’s children are caught in a national illiteracy epidemic. How bad is it? Only 36% of our children will read proficiently by the end of third grade (NAEP). How devastating are its outcomes? Brain…

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The Rollins Center’s Latest Video Gains Popularity Among Parents & Teachers Online

Rollins Staff August 19, 2016

New Video Hits Hundreds of Thousands of Views on YouTube! Have you seen our latest video that was featured on Huffington Post? Now learn how YOU can apply the themes in the video to your own…

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The Story Behind “Every Opportunity”

Rollins Staff August 19, 2016

Our video, “Every Opportunity,” has gone viral around the country and the world. The video stars a young boy who explains what it feels like when an adult ignores him or loses patience with him…

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Rollins Releases the Next Book in the Amari Series

Rollins Staff June 13, 2016

Last weekend, 10-year-old Dorcas visited my home with her three younger siblings and noticed a copy of Amari’s Shining Moment in our living room. “I know that girl!”  she said enthusiastically as she pointed to…