Education Connection is here for you during this unprecedented time in history. As schools across the globe have been forced to close their doors and families are having to "homeschool" their students. In an attempt to provide support, we have [...]
Research shows that there is a strong correlation between time spent reading and test scores. The reality is that some students do not have academic support at home. Thus, it is important to encourage students to read outside of their school day. Below [...]
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city! That magical place was called A-town! It was growing so quickly we could hardly keep up! It had so many things to offer – lakes, great restaurants, beautiful outdoors, shopping galore [...]
Do you remember learning to read growing up? What was your biggest hurdle? Was it learning all the different sounds of the letters? Maybe it was remembering which letters were silent? Or was it trying to figure out why two [...]
Congratulations! We're celebrating because so many of you have started reading with students! Currently, we have over 1000 volunteers reading in 11 school districts. Let's ponder that for a moment. There are over 1000 of you reading with 2000+ students weekly [...]
This is an exciting time of year because volunteers are beginning to start reading with students all across the Greater Austin area. THIS is why Education Connection exists! One of the key strategies for having a successful year with your [...]
In order to start reading with students you must have registered in Volunteer Tracker/App-Garden, completed your district background check, attended Literacy Partner Training, and completed your Volunteer Commitment Pledge. Once these steps have been completed and you are"approved" to start reading your [...]
The 2019-2020 school year marks the 10th year since Education Connection began at Naumann Elementary. Education Connection has grown exponentially in the last ten years and has grown from one school in one district to 96 schools in 11 school [...]
Reading is an important skill and predictor of academic success because all other subjects hinge on the ability to take in information through reading. Data shows that students who read twenty minutes each day have higher standardized test scores than [...]
cel·e·brate (verb) - - to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities - to make known publicly; proclaim - to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice Note: Definition was taken [...]
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