A4L Lessons & Grade Level Reading

Conference Organizers Include A4L Lessons Presentation in Grade Level Reading Strand

Participants attending the national Beyond School Hours Conference XIV in Atlanta could concentrate on a strand of program offerings that focused on helping students read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center's Arts for Learning (A4L) Lessons program was included in the list of 13 presentations available to educators focused on that topic.

Foundations for a Brighter Future, the organization that sponsored the conference,  shared their initiative Grade Level Reading, An Action Framework for School and District Leaders with all conference participants. This publication and the program offerings available at the conference were designed to help educators help students to stay on track with literacy skills. What research tells us is that students who are reading on grade level by the end of the 3rd grade are the students most likely to be successful throughout their school career.