Gov. Nathan Deal and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement on Tuesday unveiled a website that aims to improve the childhood literacy gap in Georgia.
The website, Words2Reading.com, has instructional videos and other information for parents, caregivers and teachers of children from birth through third grade.
“Words2Reading promotes increased engagement in childhood education by putting effective learning resources in the hands of families and early educators anywhere in the state,” Deal said in a news release. “By making these resources readily available for families, caregivers and educators, we are further investing in Georgia’s greatest resource, the minds of our youngest learners, for generations to come.”
Deal, state school Superintendent Richard Woods and others have stressed the need for Georgia’s public school students to improve their reading skills.
Woods' office last week released results from the annual Georgia Milestones assessments of public school students in English/Language Arts, math, science and social studies. About one in three third-graders statewide fared in top two categories on the Milestones in English/Language Arts.
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