To support delivery of their birth to five early literacy program at 18 clinics in Oakland. Pediatricians are trained to speak with families during well-child visits about the importance of reading aloud and interacting with children. Families also receive a free book at each visit.

To support enrollment and service to 700 unduplicated students at reading centers across Oakland with twice weekly, 45-minute literacy tutoring sessions.

To support a five-week virtual summer school program with daily reading instruction for up to 1,200 rising kindergarten to third grade students from district schools. Program includes weekly workshops to train parents to teach reading at home, teacher professional development, coaching and home visits.

To maintain the take-home book program for 150 classrooms and 2,770 children and provide continued capacity building for Father Corps program staff.

To support cross-sector collaborations, led by the Mayor’s Director of Education, to advance early childhood education efforts, support kinder readiness goals and provide continued support for Oakland Promise’s cradle-to-career efforts.

Funding over five years to support a longitudinal study to learn if positive SEEDS outcomes persist through third grade, as well as understand the contributing environmental factors.

To support SEEDS of Learning, an eight month professional development program for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten teachers that includes materials, classroom tutor resources and ongoing coaching support.

To fund a book access program that allows students to choose books they are most excited to read,with level guidance from their teachers, and keep them for their homes.

To support East Bay Agency for Children’s (EBAC) early childhood education program at the Hawthorne Family Resource Center. This program will include Parent-Child Education Support Program and EBAC’s early childhood education program, La Academia.

For five Education for Change elementary schools to support improving core instruction and literacy supports for 900 transitional kindergartners to first grade students and their teachers. Funding includes: transitional kindergarten to first grade focused literacy coaches, tutor resources and a facilitated monthly professional learning community for site leaders and teachers to support data analysis and application of evidence-based […]