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2023 Texas Family Literacy Festival
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American parents spend, on average, 1% of an hour, or 36 seconds, a day reading to our school-aged children. Only about 2.5% of American parents are reading to their children daily.
American parents spend 5.4 minutes a day having an education interaction, which does not include the average 2-3 minutes or .04 hours a day we are talking to our children. And Story Square considers parent-child conversations educational interactions. Only 2.5% of American parents have a daily educational interaction (or engage in an educational-related activity with their child).
of Texas fourth graders
The National Center for Education Statistics reported that Texas fourth graders did not attain the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s standard of “reading proficiency” in the 2022 Nation’s Report Card. In other words, 7 out 10 Texas fourth grader cannot read on a fourth-grade level.
Behold, the matchless power of parents!
Parents increase their child’s engagement, motivation, and reading achievement, among many other positive behaviors, in school when parents offer guidance, as a partner, in their children’s learning.
Blogs
Deeper than Phonics
This headline has been the three-word beginning to two presentations I have had the privilege to share recently. The first time I presented with these three words was at the remarkably organized and impactful 100Black Men Conference in Houston, Texas. (Thank you for...
The Enduring Impact of Family
Story Square’s in its intense planning season for the 2nd annual Story Square’s Lit with Families Texas Family Literacy Festival. During this planning, just 2 weeks ago, the Court put affirmative action to bed shedding light on how special and necessary our work is....
Are we there yet?
“Are we there yet?” was the impatient yell from 1 of the 5 of us kids packed in the back of our minivan. Only a couple of hours into our 14-hour drive, and we couldn’t wait for my mom or dad to say, “Yep, almost there.” This Labor Day weekend, admittedly, I feel a bit...
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