$1.2 million Ohio Department of Education grant to provide children with high-quality instruction

Led by CCEC researcher Jaclyn Dynia and A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning staff, The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant focuses on increasing the language, literacy, and writing skills for children birth to age five through the use of evidence-based practices and high-quality professional development. Through the 2.5 year study with partner Greene County Educational Service Center, children who live in poverty and those with developmental disabilities will experience high-quality language and literacy instruction.