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@readingby3rd #GLReading Momentum Is Building! More than 200 communities in 42 states across the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with 2,100 local organizations and 250+ state and local funders, including 130 United Ways. For a full listing of Grade-Level Reading Network Communities, visit gradelevelreading.net @readingby3rd #GLReading

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Sample slide Community Solutions The Readiness Gap: Too many children from low-income families begin school already far behind. The Attendance Gap: Too many children from low-income families miss too many days of school. The Summer Slide: Too many children from low-income families lose too much ground over the summer months. 5 5

Sample slide Percentage of Children Ages 3–6 With Selected School Readiness Skills, by Poverty Status Source: O'Donnell, Kevin. Parents’ Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007, Table 2. National Center for Education Statistics. August 2008. www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q=node/291

Sample slide Ratio of Age-Appropriate Books Per Child in Middle- and Low-Income Neighborhoods Neuman, Susan B. and David K. Dickinson, ed. Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Volume 2. New York, NY: 2006, p. 31. www.serve.gov/toolkits/book-drive/index.asp

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Sample slide Chronic Kindergarten Absence Lowers 5th Grade Reading Success for Low-Income Students

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Grade-Level Reading Communities Network Sample slide Grade-Level Reading Communities Network We benefit from being part of the GLR Communities Network which serves as a: Platform Community of Practice Distribution Channel for promising ideas, programs and practices that advances the work through peer exchanges, peer learning and peer coaching for delivering technical assistance, pursuing scale and accelerating innovation 16 13

Network Communities Support Center Sample slide Network Communities Support Center (NCSC) The NCSC functions as a hub, broker and accelerator that helps us produce results. “Hub” by serving as the curator of communities of practice and as the navigator for the distribution channel “Broker” by offering communities access to tools, experts and information needed to develop the capacities (leadership, resources and skills) to execute their plans. “Accelerator” by finding and creating catalytic events, awards and other opportunities designed to increase the scope and pace of change 14 14