To provide training to young men of color, who are on a path to becoming teachers, to help current classroom teachers facilitate early childhood literacy development. The project also provides early learners, who are mostly Black and Brown, with classroom role models that reflect themselves.
To integrate literacy and intensive social-emotional supports with strength-based parent engagement and case management. They will provide year-round programming, which includes four weeks of Afro-centric literacy-focused summer programming.
To provide weekly 25-minute whole classroom and small group mindfulness sessions to support students. Lessons connect everyday student experiences and deliver mindfulness-based social-emotional skills through trauma-informed and culturally relevant methods.
To offer a mix of programming to increase educational outcomes for students. The Hub will feature online and in-person development in literacy, math and technology for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
This effort includes assessing the devices and technology needs for distance learning, curating accessible learn-at-home resources for families, and providing technical assistance to housing agency staff. And, in partnership with Reading with Relevance, they will offer literacy support that centers social emotional development and culturally affirming books.
To support their new virtual platform, Reading Partners Connect. Their student-tutor pairs work together twice a week using Reading Partners’ curriculum, a series of research-based lesson plans.
To support Oakland Unified School District in providing a five-week summer literacy program for up to 1,200 kindergarten through third grade students and their families. The program includes home visits, reading instruction, family reading workshops and coaching to improve teachers’ instructional practice.
To support the creation of play groups and reading programs in social service organizations and increase access to early mental health interventions and family navigators. They will also expand parent engagement by changing organizational practices within direct service agencies, increasing culturally competent, whole-family centered learning environments, and making it easier to access childcare services.
A three-year capacity building grant to support fund development, Board development and audience assessment.
To support business development and collaboration with citywide literacy partners. This development support will position 3Ls to expand and sustain its comprehensive community literacy model.
