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Teachers, children made strong gains in Early Reading First
 Internal and external evaluations of Ready to Learn Providence's third Early Reading First program, which ended in June, show that both teachers and children made significant gains on a range of assessments over a period of four years. Researchers also found that the gains made by teachers were not only sustained, but continued to grow after the intervention decreased in the fourth year. Classroom assessments showed "a significant growth in classroom quality and teacher practice," according to the final report from the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, which conducted the external evaluation. Children demonstrated impressive gains in oral language skills, letter recognition and phonological awareness. Hats off to the participating centers - Heritage Park YMCA Early Learning Center, Pawtucket Day Child Development Center, Progreso Latino, Children's Friend Child Care Program and Roger Williams Day Care Center - and to the educators who worked so hard with us to achieve these results. Click here to download a two-page summary of the data. |
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There's power in a healthy community
 More than 300 child-care providers, parents and children moved, danced and played on November 16 at "The Power of a Healthy Community," an event we co-hosted with Providence's Healthy Communities Office and Mayor Angel Taveras.
Some two dozen health-related organizations were also there with activities and resources, including a chef from Johnson & Wales who prepared nutritious snacks. Click here to see photos from the event, which was held at the Sackett Street Recreation Center. |
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The first of many complete new Mind in the Making course
Members of our AmeriCorps team were the first to complete
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills, a 16-hour course we'll be offering to many others in the community, thanks to a partnership with the Providence Public School Department.
Can you really teach and learn skills like focus and self-control? Absolutely, says Ellen Galinsky, author of the book that the course is based on. Click here to read how that's done and how we'll be getting this course to parents, school personnel and other adults who interact with young children.
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Progreso Latino gave R2LP Director Leslie Gell a Community Partner award at its 26th Anniversary Gala. Leslie (left) is shown with Gail Gonsalves, R2LP's operations manager.
The Federal Hill House Association awarded Christine Chiacu-Forsythe, our director of educational partnerships, an Outstanding Service award at its Taste of the Hill event on November 6. Christine (center) is shown with (l-r) Rep. John J. Lombardi, Nina Pande (executive director of Federal Hill House), Steven Meresi (chair of the Federal Hill House board) and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras.