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New Visions Award FAQs
In this blog post, we answer some Frequently Asked questions related to our New Visions…
25 Books from 25 Years: Grandfather Counts
We celebrate GRANDFATHER COUNTS by Andrea Cheng, a moving story about the love between a…
“¿Qué es deportar?”: Teaching from Students’ Lives
We are so excited and honored to share this one educator’s example of why books…
5 Strategies to Help Parents Navigate Lexile
Our Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, shares 5 ways parents can navigate the bookshelves to find…
8 Strategies to Help Educators Explain Lexile and Invest Stakeholders
Our Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, shares 8 ways teachers and school staff can help parents…
