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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 Language…

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Celebrating Families and Caregivers of Children: The Significance of November

Rollins Staff November 4, 2023

National Caregiver Month, also known as National Family Caregivers Month, is observed every November in the United States. It is a time dedicated to honoring and recognizing the millions of family caregivers who provide crucial…

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Georgia Pre-K Week: Book Activities and Engagement Strategies

Rollins Staff September 27, 2023

What is Georgia Pre-K Week? Since 2009-2010, the first week of October has been dedicated to raising awareness of the importance and benefits of a quality Pre-K across the state of Georgia by providing leaders…

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Fun Kindergarten Readiness Activities to Try This Summer: Alphabet Knowledge

Rollins Staff July 19, 2023

We recently shared these five different Phonological Awareness activities for kindergarten readiness. And if your big focus this summer is preparing your Pre-K child for kindergarten, you won’t want to miss these Alphabet Knowledge activities:…

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The Ohio Department of Education Partners with Cox Campus to Create a Credential for the State’s Early Learning Teachers

Rollins Staff March 13, 2023

Cox Campus, the online learning community of the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School, has been selected by the Ohio Department of Education (DOE) to create a customized early learning…

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March is Women’s History Month – Celebrate with these Books!

Rollins Staff March 2, 2023

Happy Women’s History Month! The origins of this celebratory month began in 1981 as “Women’s History Week,” and has since evolved to include a monthlong celebration of the contributions women have made in the United…

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Learn, Feel, Think and Act this Black History Month!

Rollins Staff February 3, 2023

Happy Black History Month! Activate learning, thinking and acting this month and beyond with the children you teach. Check out best practices below, curated by the staff of the Atlanta Speech School! Want more? Check…

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Q&A with Laura Bollman: Breaking Down Barriers to Literacy With Free Teacher Training (as seen in EdPost)

Rollins Staff February 2, 2023

With reading scores declining for most students across the nation, it’s imperative schools adopt science-based reading methods to ensure more students get the basics they need. With limited funds, how do states/districts tackle the massive…

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Beyond Proficiency to the Construction of Each Child’s Deep Reading Brain

Rollins Staff February 1, 2023

Research is clear that our brains activate in concert with the experiences and characters we come to know through books. Whether it is through storybooks or great literature, our brains “feel” what the characters feel…

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Teachers Deserve More than Gratitude: A Model for Change, as seen in Saporta Report

Rollins Staff November 29, 2022

Just before the start of this school year, I had the privilege of serving as the closing speaker at the Alabama Early Childhood Education Conference, the theme of which was the “Measure of Tomorrow.” The…

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Earn GA Decal Bright From The Start Credits Early!

Rollins Staff November 18, 2022

You can earn Bright from the Start credits for free with these engaging courses created by experts right here on Cox Campus! All Georgia early childhood educators need to complete 10 hours of required Bright…

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Getting It Right For Dual Language Learners, as seen in Saporta Report

Rollins Staff August 9, 2022

Over the next weeks, early childhood teachers will welcome a new group of children to their classrooms. Current demographics show that an increasing number of these children will be dual language or multilingual learners – children…