Literacy /tags/literacy Literacy en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:14:24 GMT Vermont Humanities loses all of its federal funding under latest Trump cuts /local-news/2025-04-05/vermont-humanities-loses-all-of-its-federal-funding-under-latest-trump-cuts Vermont Humanities says money it has been already been awarded, and which the group was expecting to receive this year, has been frozen. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:14:24 GMT /local-news/2025-04-05/vermont-humanities-loses-all-of-its-federal-funding-under-latest-trump-cuts Howard Weiss-Tisman NH offering free training on teaching kids to read, in hopes of improving childhood literacy /2023-12-01/nh-offering-free-literacy-training-as-it-tries-to-reverse-falling-reading-scores The program is open to all adults working with kids, including parents, guardians and homeschool instructors. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:17:40 GMT /2023-12-01/nh-offering-free-literacy-training-as-it-tries-to-reverse-falling-reading-scores Sarah Gibson Vermont's literacy rates have fallen. How educators are helping kids /show/vermont-edition/2023-11-16/vermonts-literacy-rates-have-fallen-how-can-educators-help-kids A local educator and literacy organization discuss falling literacy rates in Vermont and how to help kids with reading. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:34:48 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-11-16/vermonts-literacy-rates-have-fallen-how-can-educators-help-kids Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro Elementary students take the mic for a book review podcast /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-08/elementary-students-take-the-mic-for-a-book-review-podcast Host Connor Cyrus talks with a school librarian from Woodstock about "1, 2, 3 Ready! Read! Review!," a weekly book review podcast for kids. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:22:10 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-08/elementary-students-take-the-mic-for-a-book-review-podcast Connor Cyrus, Andrea Laurion 'Opening Up All Of That Experience': Putney School Alum Builds Library's Collection Of Books On Race /vpr-news/2019-11-07/opening-up-all-of-that-experience-putney-school-alum-builds-librarys-collection-of-books-on-race The Putney School's library has a special collection of hundreds of books by black writers and about race, thanks to an endowment started by alumnusâ€� Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:15:14 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-07/opening-up-all-of-that-experience-putney-school-alum-builds-librarys-collection-of-books-on-race Howard Weiss-Tisman 42,000 Vermonters Lack High School Education, But Program Seeks To Help Adults Graduate /vpr-news/2018-09-28/42-000-vermonters-lack-high-school-education-but-program-seeks-to-help-adults-graduate About 30 percent of American adults with household incomes that are at or below the poverty level do not have high school diplomas. That sobering figureâ€� Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:08:42 GMT /vpr-news/2018-09-28/42-000-vermonters-lack-high-school-education-but-program-seeks-to-help-adults-graduate Mitch Wertlieb, Bayla Metzger A Look At Early Childhood Literacy /programs/2018-08-17/a-look-at-early-childhood-literacy Literacy is typically thought of as the ability to read and write, but experts say it’s a much broader skill set, encompassing vocabulary, storytellingâ€� Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:02:33 GMT /programs/2018-08-17/a-look-at-early-childhood-literacy Jane Lindholm, Anna Ste. Marie