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A Literacy Gap Opened the Door to Learning Opportunities.

1/26/2023

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For teachers, the second half of the school year is often when we see our students grow in understanding the most. They finally begin grasping concepts and applying them on their own. In March of 2020, this period of growth was cut short when schools shut down. The founder of The Reading HQ, Lydia Callahan, noticed a desperate need for practical reading resources. Lydia, a former 1st grade teacher with a master's degree in literacy, saw this need as an opportunity to help struggling readers.
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She began to write reading activities to help keep kids active in reading while schools were shut down. What started as a reading activity book, turned into a full supplemental reading curriculum. ​
​Learning to read is a foundational skill and an essential building block in a child's education and development. Due to COVID-19, we have more kids than ever behind in reading. According to a recent article by the New York Times, almost a third of children are missing significant reading benchmarks, leaving them unprepared to move on in school and setting them behind in nearly every subject. Our children need easy-to-use reading resources now!
The Reading HQ is a scripted reading supplemental program that anyone can use. You do not need to be a reading specialist to walk a child through this program. It is designed so that parents, volunteers, teachers' aids, and teachers can easily sit down with a student and guide them to reading success. The Reading HQ wants to support instructors!
The program consists of online videos that introduce children to new concepts and help them to understand difficult topics through fun examples and exercises. The Reading HQ strives to make reading engaging and fun as well as instructional and practical.

How to implement The Reading HQ at your school.

This program is designed so that it can be easily used in a school or home setting. The Reading HQ offers a school plan that allows the teacher access to all levels and materials at only $199 for the year. The cost for each student is only $79 for their personal reading materials. This plan allows for the teacher to easily adjust the program level for each student and to use one subscription for multiple students at different levels if necessary. 

Here's what is included.

  • Teacher Materials: Digital Platform -- Access for 1 year. Daily instructional video, PowerPoint presentations, and extra practice opportunities
  • Printed Materials: Lesson Guide — Step by step guide through the lesson for the instructor
  • Student Activity Book 
  • Readers — 6 original stories used to build on the skills from each week
  • Code Posters
  • Flash Cards
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Learn More Here!
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Celebrate Black History Month With One Voice!

1/6/2023

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Bring One Voice to Your School


​For school groups considering a way to highlight and navigate the challenging course of culture and community this year, One Voice: A Black History Narrative can be that answer. Excluding shame-based or politically motivated history, JDew’s online, in-person, or hybrid cultural experience is an eye-opener for where we’ve been as a country, and where we are now. We all still have the ability to decide where to go from here.
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Martin Luther King Jr. often used biblical references in his speeches to appeal to the moral and religious values of his audience. For example, in his "I Have a Dream" speech, he quoted the Old Testament when he said, "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together." This quote comes from the book written by the prophet Isaiah.
King also frequently referenced the teachings of Jesus, particularly the idea of loving one's neighbor and turning the other cheek. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," he wrote, "We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we will still love you." This passage is inspired by Jesus' teaching to love one's enemies, as recorded in the New Testament.

​JDew brings King, Frederick Douglass, and several others to life in his recreation of their actual words and work. While in-person booking is tight for the remainder of the Black History season this school year, the online and virtual options are ready for booking!
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