Current Projects
The Joyful Early Literacy Playbook will provide materials for teachers to implement evidence-based, responsive, and culturally affirming early literacy instruction into classroom practices. Materials for school and district leaders, teacher educators, and families will also be included. The content will focus on integrating literacy with social-emotional learning (SEL) and creativity, prioritizing playful learning and centering attention on the strengths of children from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their families.
As part of the Sacramento County Partnership for Joyful Literacy in Preschool through First Grade, this technical assistance project will help early literacy educators implement research-based, comprehensive early literacy strategies that are culturally sustaining and incorporate a whole-child approach to help close literacy gaps in Sacramento County. The coaching project will utilize six principles that integrate recommendations from the IES What Works Clearinghouse practice guides focused on literacy, and build on relationships and lessons learned from the partnership trainings in 2023 and 2024.
Completed Projects
This project includes a series of training sessions focusing on orienting LEA leadership teams to the Joyful Reading and Creative Expression with Young Children Planning Guide. The goal of the trainings is to help participants understand the relevant research base and how the guide, which includes family engagement resources and activities, can be used in practical ways that are tailored to specific contexts.