Why Literacy Gains Require Family Partnerships
(& How to Build Them)
Districts are working hard to accelerate literacy progress. But the most important partner is often missing from the conversation: families.
In this on-demand webinar, Chad Adleman, founder of Read Not Guess, and Rachel Powell, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Federal Programs for Brookhaven School District, share insight on how districts can meaningfully partner with families to accelerate reading progress.
You’ll learn how to make sure families know where their child stands and have access to tools they can use at home to help their children become strong readers.
Take a sneak peek:
Why Literacy Gains Require Family Partnerships
(& How to Build Them)
During this free on-demand webinar, you’ll learn:
- Why literacy data rarely reaches families in a way they can act on, and what changes when it does
- Why attendance and literacy are inseparable (and how family partnership addresses both)
- What a real district found when they audited their own literacy communication
- How to use a free, ready-to-use self-assessment tool you can bring back to your team
Meet the Speakers
Chad Aldeman is the Founder of ReadNotGuess.com, which helps parents work with their children on early reading skills. He also consults nationally with leading organizations working for dramatic improvements in K-12 education. Chad has previously worked at the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, Bellwether Education, and the U.S. Department of Education. He has published a wide variety of reports on K-12 and higher education, including work on accountability systems, school choice; and teacher preparation, teacher evaluations, and teacher compensation. He served as the founding editor for TeacherPensions.org and continues to work on ways to improve retirement benefits for educators. Chad’s work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. Chad holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary.
Rachel Powell, PhD, is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Federal Programs for Brookhaven School District. She specializes in language development and disorders, and literacy acquisition and disorders. She has worked in schools for 20 years and received the 2021 ASHFoundation Rolland Van Hattum Award for Contributions in Schools from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Dr. Kara Stern has seen school from just about every angle: high school English teacher, middle school principal, fellowship director for math and science teachers across New York City, and head of school at a rural N-12 school. That breadth is what she brings to her work at SchoolStatus, where she writes, speaks, and challenges educators to build the kinds of school communities where every student thrives. She holds a Master’s in Education Leadership from Teachers College and a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from NYU.