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[NEWS RELEASE] Simultaneous Reading Event Held for More Than 6500 Children in Local Counties

by ChuckS | Nov 9, 2018 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Simultaneous Reading Event Held for More Than 6500 Children in Local Counties AUGUSTINE, Fla., November 9, 2018 – Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) joined...

Read for the Record 2018: Maybe Something Beautiful

by ChuckS | Sep 12, 2018 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release

Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, is the annual event when millions of individuals come together to celebrate literacy by breaking the world record for reading the same book on the same day. On October 25, adults and children...

Meet the Masters Program Featured

by ChuckS | Feb 23, 2018 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

Please enjoy this edition of St. Johns County’s Superintendent Spotlight featuring our Meet the Masters Program. http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/blog/superintendent-spotlight-february-2018/

Early Learning Coalition’s Established Volunteer Program Makes Impact on Children’s Development

by ChuckS | Jul 13, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., July 13, 2017 – Impacting thousands of preschoolers in six area counties, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida provides reading and literacy programs for area preschools through coordinated volunteer outreach. Managed by the Coalition,...

Governor Scott Proclaims May 12 Provider Appreciation Day

by ChuckS | May 12, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

Read the entire proclamation below. [gview file=”https://elcnorthflorida.thepromall.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/171/2017/05/Provider-Appreciation-Day.pdf”] About the Early Learning Coalition: The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) serves the...

Early Learning Coalition Implements Innovative Reading Program

by ChuckS | Apr 28, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 27, 2017 – The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) recently developed a successful reading program that uses different methods for literacy retention. The Mother Goose program centers around teaching through nursery rhymes...

Spreading the Gift of Reading

by ChuckS | Apr 3, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

By Dianne Battle, St. Johns CARES In his book, “I Can Read with My Eyes Shut,” Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat character says to a young reader, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places...

[PRESS RELEASE] ELC Hosts Week of Early Literacy Featuring Dr. Seuss

by ChuckS | Mar 13, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 13, 2017 – Every year, the Early Learning coalition of North Florida (ELC) celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a weeklong event to help promote early literacy. This year, between February 27 and March 3, ELC hosted seven Dr. Seuss-themed...

[PRESS RELEASE] Local Coalition’s Book Bag Project Seeks Volunteers

by ChuckS | Dec 13, 2016 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., December 8, 2016 – Every fall and spring season, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) host a book-bag distribution for both three and four-year-old children in Putnam, St. Johns, Clay, Bradford, Baker and Nassau counties. In...