Manatee County’s Breakfast with a Purpose: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Transition to Kindergarten
The excitement was palpable (along with the yawns) as teachers, both Prek and K, greeted each other. The scrumptious smell of bacon provided …
THESE BOOKS ARE COOL! — THIS BOOK IS COOL! End of Summer Feedback
The end of summer always brings a pang of sadness, along with the gleeful anticipation that comes with a new school year. It also brings incr…
Kicking Off a New School Year
It’s no secret that summer is one of the best times of the year, especially here at SCGLR. We round up our students in the region and host on…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! In School – Available to Educators and Their Students
What do you picture when you hear “speech and language therapy?” Is it a therapist and child sitting across the table from each other looking…
Mixed-Up Mythical Creatures
The Ringling was honored to lead the first Family Engagement Night for THIS BOOK IS COOL! With 78 families in attendance, it was definitely C…
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Such exciting words. But when preceded by …
THIS BOOK IS COOL! In School
Editor’s Note: The Suncoast Campaign is looking forward to partnering with schools, groups, nonprofits, agencies, and faith-based organizatio…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! and Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Data Narrative
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) has been described as the elephant within The Patterson Foundation’s (TPF) zoo of initi…
Zooming into Another Year of Impact: The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Community Update Zoom
Recently, the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) hosted its annual Community Update via Zoom.
With over 200 participants joini…
We Asked, They Answered: Feedback from THIS BOOK IS COOL! Summer Reading
The interest in the 2021 THIS BOOK IS COOL! Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge was unprecedented from the start. Our goal of reaching 2,000 ch…
A Heartwarming Story of Impact
Editor’s Note: This story came to us through THIS BOOK IS COOL! summer connector, Renée Isrel. The names in the story have been changed at t…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! — The Sequel
Summer 2021. Check! That’s a wrap. Yes, it’s 90 degrees outside today. Yes, it still feels like summer. Yes, this has been a summer like no o…
Summer Learning Teamwork, a Pursuit of Excellence in Action
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) centers our work around five pillars:
School Readiness (the 0-5 years)
Attendance
Summ…
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Receives National Recognition for THIS BOOK IS COOL!
The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has honored the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as a Bright Spot community in 2021. T…
Overheard While Preparing Books
Editor’s Note: If you are interested in volunteering with the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, please visit SCGLR’s events calendar…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! at Samoset Elementary School!
Nine excited teachers. Nine welcoming classrooms. An engaged principal. And more than 100 children receiving three books each for their home …
Crafting with a Purpose
Editor’s Note: Registration for THIS BOOK IS COOL! 2021 will open on March 22.
I’ve always been one to appreciate a creative outlet, but I ha…
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