Can Riverside County Students Read Three Million Words This Spring?

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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.

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Footsteps2Brilliance Launches Bilingual Core-Aligned Learning Routine™

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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.

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

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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.

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Middletown Literacy Scores Soar by 175% Despite COVID Challenges

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Contact:
Ilene Rosenthal, CEO
202-338-1223
Ilene@footsteps2brilliance.com

Middletown Literacy Scores Soar by 175% Despite COVID Challenges

Middletown CT – When Dr. Michael Conner joined Middletown Public Schools in 2017, he rallied the entire community to create “Bridge to Brilliance”, a citywide literacy initiative powered by Footsteps2Brilliance.  Dr. Conner’s vision was to eliminate the preparation and achievement gaps.  He provided all children birth-3rd grade with Footsteps2Brilliance’s comprehensive bilingual literacy apps to prepare them for kindergarten and third grade reading proficiency.  The apps were accessible on any smartphones, tablets, and computers that families already owned.

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Rosebud-Lott ISD Launches Courageous Cougars Reading Challenge on Footsteps2Brilliance

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Contact: Jonathan Shaw

jshaw@rlisd.org

Rosebud-Lott ISD Launches Courageous Cougars Reading Challenge on Footsteps2Brilliance

Lott Texas, September 10, 2021 - Before kick-off at the Rosebud-Lott vs. Thorndale football game on Friday, September 24th @ 6:45 PM CT, Superintendent Jim Rosebrock and Principal Jonathan Shaw, will launch a citywide literacy initiative in partnership with Footsteps2Brilliance to prepare students for kindergarten and ensure every child is reading on grade-level. As part of the Courageous Cougars Reading initiative, Rosebrock and Shaw will announce a 500,000 Word Reading Challenge on Footsteps2Brilliance. The top 3 readers in the Footsteps2Brilliance program will receive an Amazon Kindle. Additional prizes will also be awarded. The challenge will run from September 23 until January 5.

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Footsteps2Brilliance Curriculum Approved by the Florida Office of Early Learning

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Contact:
Ilene Rosenthal, CEO
202-338-1223
Ilene@footsteps2brilliance.com

Washington D.C. – The Footsteps2Brilliance and Clever Kids University programs (Footsteps2Brilliance) have been approved by the Florida Department of Education as a provider of early learning solutions. Footsteps2Brilliance offers a powerful bilingual English and Spanish preschool curriculum designed to improve classroom instruction, engage parents, and prepare early learners for kindergarten.  Data shows that students who use Footsteps2Brilliance just 15 minutes a day meet or exceed Florida benchmarks.

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World Bank Awards Top Winner for Scaling Literacy Innovation Worldwide

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Contact:
Ilene Rosenthal, CEO
202-338-1223
Ilene@footsteps2brilliance.com

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 – In a highly competitive pool of 4,000 global submissions, only one digital education solution was recognized by the World Bank and the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. The jointly developed global competition, Ideas for Action (I4A), provides a one-of-a-kind platform for solving the world’s most pressing development challenges. The education award went to ELAN, a project of Teach the World Foundation.

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City of Covington Uses Footsteps2Brilliance to Unite the Community for Early Literacy During COVID

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April 28 – Covington, KY.

Mayor Joe Meyer of Covington, Kentucky and his team have implemented an innovative approach to Early Literacy. Read Ready Covington is a city-wide coalition that engages all sectors of the community in maximizing early literacy efforts. Their coalition recognizes Footsteps2Brilliance as a vital component in its collective impact approach, especially during this past year as part of Covid-19 virtual learning. Read Ready Covington’s goals include increasing the percentage of children who enter kindergarten ready to learn and read proficiently by third grade. These goals align perfectly with Footsteps2Brilliance resources and are boosted by another City of Covington initiative called Covington Connect, a citywide free WIFI network to address the digital divide.

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How School Leaders Are Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Student Learning

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 3:30 EST, The Campaign for Grade Level Reading will showcase Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools and Footsteps2Brilliance, to discuss how Napa County and other organizations throughout the nation have used technology to prepare children for kindergarten and stem learning loss caused by the pandemic.

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