Part II: Positive Early Learning Experiences Help Infants and Toddlers Become School-Ready

March 9, 2018

Before age 3, 85 percent of a child’s core brain structure is formed. This “wiring” shapes infants and toddlers’ ability to learn to read and think critically. Early learning experiences also influence health, social, and economic outcomes. The Arkansas...

Talk, Read, Sing: Helping our Littlest Learners Become School-Ready

April 27, 2017

In partnership with the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, today we’re releasing a new policy brief on the importance of talking, reading, and singing with children from birth. More than half of Arkansas children start kindergarten...