Right2ReadPhilly

🎉 We celebrated our impactful summer at #Right2ReadPhilly yesterday! Thanks to our advisors and partners, we reached 100K+ families. Check out our recap video to relive the moments. Your support is our strength! #LiteracyMatters #TheRevolutionWillBeLiterate

Birds are in the superbowl, @kendricklamar won 5 Grammies AND he’s performing at halftime? Rocky knows what that means… 🦅📚 #PhonicsOnTheBeatBro

We have special news, and here's a sample! Dive into the world of literacy like never before with our first-ever Right2ReadPhilly podcast episode 🎉 Add it to your podcast playlist so you can listen on your next commute or moment of relaxation. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about our literacy revolution! Transcript: Welcome back, everyone. Ready for another deep dive. Always excited to dig in. What are we looking at today? Today, we're diving into this really cool Philly campaign called Right2ReadPhilly. Oh, I've heard some buzz about that. Yeah, they're doing some pretty amazing stuff to get kids all riled up about reading. Sounds promising. What kind of stuff are we talking about? I mean, we're talking sign language, citywide scavenger hunts with the alphabet hidden in murals, even an alphabet song that got remixed. Get this-it sounds like @kendricklamar. Whoa, they're not messing around. Not at all. And it's not just about being cool. Right2ReadPhilly gets that kids learn best when it feels like play, you know, especially the younger ones. Exactly, and they're bringing families and the community together to make reading feel like less of a chore and more like an adventure. That's awesome. It really takes a village, as they say. Couldn't agree more. So, let's unpack some of these awesome methods they're using. First off, we've got to talk about Simple Signs. It's basically using basic American Sign Language to help boost early literacy. Interesting. I'm curious, how does sign language connect to reading? Well, when kids learn signs, it kind of sets their brains up for language development in general. Ah, I see, like it's prepping them for understanding that symbols, spoken or signed, can represent real things and ideas, right? Plus, think about it, parents can understand their little ones before they can even talk. Oh, that's a game-changer, for sure-less guesswork, more connection, definitely. And it goes even deeper than that... Hear more at: youtu.be/-aCRFlwIVzc #TheRevolutionWillBeLiterate

Right2Read is so excited to join @tfaphillypham on October 25th from 5-7pm for their Community Reading Carnival at Pan American Academy Charter School. We will be hosting a table at the event to raise awareness and promote our mission 🌟 #TheRevolutionWillBeLiterate

We made the news! 🎉 Our ‘Philly Loves Fresh’ commercial for @PHLPublicHealth was featured in the @PhillyInquirer. Proud to lead the creative for this initiative, bringing fresh produce to West and Southwest Philly. #PhillyLovesFresh #CommunityHealth

Excited to announce our honorable mention in PR Daily's Nonprofit Communications Awards 2024! 🚀 Grateful for the recognition and our amazing team making it possible. #PRAwards #MightyEngine #NonprofitCommunications

Our children have a #Right2Read! and they’ve been using the Freedom School Alphabet Song so many of us learned from our Black teachers. @right2readPHL @Readby4th @CenterBlackEd @fellowshipbmec @themightyengine

To find out more about what they do, visit joyfulreaders.org 📚

🎉 Thank you Joyful Readers for inviting us to share our campaign with your tutors on their final training day. We’re inspired by their commitment to Philly's young readers and their families 📚✨ #Right2ReadPhilly #LiteracyChampions

What can these five babies teach us about language development? This week I’ve been exploring the stages of infant language acquisition. And today, I’ve done something special: curated a compilation of five videos tracing the progression of infant vocalizations over time. As you watch, note that each new clip represents a step forward in expressive language (and, obviously, age). So let’s meet our five babies! 1) Baby Number One, shared to TT by natashatenen, illustrates a concept I first introduced yesterday: Cooing. Note that her happy vocalizations are mostly extended vowel sounds. One of the first sounds babies make other than crying, cooing typically begins between 6 weeks and 3 months. 2) Now let’s meet Baby Number Two (shared to TT by putdewyy). He’s not far past the cooing stage… lots of vowel sounds are on display here…but he’s starting to make the transition to babbling. Notice how his vowel sounds are now supplemented by some initial consonants. He adds some “buh” and “bah” sounds. Babbling typically begins with single syllables (often buh, muh, and/or duh) between 4-6 months. It’s a subtle but important step forward. 3) You’ll notice that Baby Number Three’s speech is marked by a real qualitative upgrade in terms of both clarity and content. This little one, shared to TT by Vanessa.Fiorella, is demonstrating what is known as canonical babbling - which involves the repetition of a single syllable. While Baby Two managed a “bah” sound, Baby Three is firing them off in rapid succession: “bah-bah-bah-bah.” Canonical babbling often begins around 6-7 months. 4) Baby Number Four takes the complexity up a notch further. What you see in this video (shared to TT by sofiaandsofie1) is called variegated babbling - which combines multiple different syllable combinations. (“Duh-dah-di-di-di-dah”) Do you notice how variegated babbling is starting to resemble conventional/adult speech more and more? It’s commonly exhibited around 10-12 moths. 5) And then, just for the fun of it, I’ve included Baby Number 5 - who became a viral sensation last winter for the amazing complexity of his variegated babbling. The video, shared to TT by Xxbur5, shows a little guy with a cold diaper and a linguistic capacity that - only months after first babbling - has progressed exponentially and will soon make way for his first words. Isn’t it amazing to trace this progression? Grateful to all these creators for capturing videos so we can all learn from them together. Hope you enjoyed this language development super cut!

🎉 Congrats to our randomly selected summer contest winners! Thanks to all who brought creativity to our challenges. - A Speller Family Daycare 🐥🎶 - Early Stages Learning Center 👋📚 - Shakia Harris🤸‍♀️💥 Your energy made summer unforgettable! #KeepItGoing #Right2ReadPhilly

🎉 What a time! Our Right 2 Read celebration was epic—we’ve now reached over 100,000 families! Thanks for being part of this literacy journey. 📚 Were you there? Drop a comment! #Right2ReadPhilly #100KStrong

🎉 Last week's Right2Read celebration was awesome, thanks to @phillygirlsjump! Their double dutch dynamism brought incredible energy, captivating kids and parents alike. 🤸📚 Huge thanks for helping us leap towards literacy in Philly! #R2RPhilly

📚✨ Back to School is here and we’ve got just the ideas to get your little readers set for success!🎒 We can make every moment we have with our children count in growing reading stars. 🌟 Also! Don’t forget our celebration Thursday 🎉 Hope to see you all there! #right2read

Donald Bullock, a talented senior at @rvltnschool and student of @famfrequency, just dropped his remix of the Freedom Schools Alphabet Song! 🌟 Submit your version, tag us, and you could win $250! Submissions close on August 31st! 📚

🎉 Join us this Thursday, Aug 29 at Franklin Square, noon to 1 PM for our “Celebrate the Reading Revolution” event! 📚🎠 Enjoy literacy activities, presentations from Team Rocky, @selmekki, @photonovic, and more. Plus, double dutch fun with @PhillyGirlsJump! #Right2ReadPhilly

Exciting news from our Right2Read Philly team! We had the honor of teaching @centerblacked’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy the Freedom Schools Alphabet Song during their vibrant Harambe session! Join us and help carry forward this powerful tradition of literacy! #R2R

🎒🌟 And they’re off! Catch Rocky, Penny and friends dashing into the new school year with unstoppable energy and smiles all around! 🏫💼 Keep your ears perked, eyes ready (and possibly schedules cleared) for a super fun announcement! #BackToSchool #Right2ReadPhilly

Rising star alert! Check out this fresh remix of the Freedom Schools Alphabet Song by Cassidy Brown, a talented rising freshman at Temple University and member of @famfrequency. 🎓🎶 🌟 Inspired to drop your own remix? Submit your version, tag us, and you could win $250! #R2R