children's literacy

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How do you ensure every child gets a strong start?

Dec 8, 2025

Weiland's policy-driven research brings proven results to classrooms across the U.S.In the rural West Virginia holler where Professor Christina Weiland grew up, the nearest child care center was at least 45 minutes away. So, until she was old enough ...

How do you ensure every child gets a strong start?

Publication

Making the grade: Targeted help, not being held back, offers leg up to students struggling with reading

Jun 26, 2025

Policies calling for holding children back a grade in elementary school to improve their reading skills are widespread—if unpopular—across the United States. However, the benefits to students appear to come from the support services put in place once...

Making the grade: Targeted help, not being held back, offers leg up to students struggling with reading

Bringing the actual science of reading to policy and practice

Nov 19, 2020, 2:30-4:00 pm EST

Come learn from four stakeholders renowned for their experience and expertise in improving children's literacy; two professors of education, an education reporter, and the head of one of Michigan's school administrator associations.

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Bringing the actual science of reading to policy and practice

Support for K-12

Evaluation of Michigan's Comprehensive State Literacy Development Grant

September 2020

Brian Jacob, Nicole Wagner Lam, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija

The Michigan Department of Education is using the federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant to support literacy development in five districts in the state. Over the course of the five-year, $16 million grant, districts and statewide partners will work to advance literacy skills for children from birth through grade 12. The five districts awarded funding are: Benton Harbor Area Schools Detroit Public Schools Community District Flint Community Schools Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System Pontiac School District The goal of the grant funding is to imp...

Michigan Comprehensive State Literacy Grant Funding Locations