Author Archive: Sydney Tomlinson

Q&A with Terese Maguire, Director of Early Childhood in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Terese Maguire is the Director of Early Childhood at Bridgeport Public Schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She sat down with the Footsteps2Brilliance team to share her insights and best practices for accelerating early literacy in her district with Footsteps2Brilliance.

Can Riverside County Students Read Three Million Words This Spring?

For Immediate Release

Contact: Craig Petinak, Riverside County Office of Education, cpetinak@rcoe.us

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Gomez, has announced a Three Million Word Reading Challenge for students in Riverside County. As part of the ongoing Literacy by 5th Grade Initiative, the challenge will coincide with the annual National Read Across America activities that begin on March 2, 2022.

Footsteps2Brilliance Launches Bilingual Core-Aligned Learning Routine™

For Immediate Release

Contact: Ilene Rosenthal, ilene@footsteps2brilliance.com

D.C., WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, February 15, 2022 -- The pandemic has interrupted critical classroom learning. More than ever before, teachers need to find and address the unique gaps in each child’s learning. To bridge the gaps, Footsteps2Brilliance now offers teachers the data and tools they need to target instruction and accelerate learning with the click of a button.

Riverside County Office of Education Offers Free Access to Interactive, Early Literacy Program, Footsteps2Brilliance

For Immediate Release

Contact: Craig Petinak, cpetinak@rcoe.us

Riverside, Calif., January 26, 2022 -- From pre-reading activities and read-to-you stories to alphabet recognition songs and grammar rules games, the youngest learners in Riverside County now have interactive, new tools right at their fingertips, to boost their early learning and love of reading as a result of a new partnership between the Riverside County Office of Education and Footsteps2Brilliance.