Anytime, Anywhere Summer Learning

New America Foundation and Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
In partnership with the National Summer Learning Association and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
http://www.newamerica.net/events/2014/anytime_anywhere_summer_learning

The so called "summer slide" in educational achievement hits young children from low-income families the hardest. Without opportunities to read together with adults, to practice new skills and to gain exposure to new words and ideas, far too many young children lose two to three months of reading skills each summer. Scholars have documented that two-thirds of the ninth-grade reading achievement gap can be attributed to this loss in the elementary school years alone.

How can schools and communities address this troubling and costly phenomenon? Could well-deployed technology help close the summer learning gap? Several national organizations and educators are exploring how digital connections may bring new resources to families and help parents tap into affordable and motivating opportunities for their children to experience the joy of reading and learning, offline and on.

Agenda

Welcome and Framing
• Lisa Guernsey, Director, Early Education Initiative & Director, Learning Technologies Project, New America
• Michael H. Levine, Founding Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

Remarks
• Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council (invited)
• Yolie Flores, Senior Fellow, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
• Sarah Pitock, CEO, National Summer Learning Association

Panel Discussion
• Terri Clark, Arizona Literacy Director, Read On Arizona (via video)
• Sandra Gutierrez, National Director, Abriendo Puertas/Open Doors
• Susan Neuman, Professor of Educational Studies, University of Michigan
• Debra Sanchez, Senior Vice President for Education and Children's Content, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Moderator: Lisa Guernsey

Join the conversation online using #summerslide and following @NewAmericaEd

To RSVP for the event:
http://www.newamerica.net/events/2014/anytime_anywhere_summer_learning

For questions, contact Liana Simonds at New America at (202) 735-2829 or simonds@newamerica.org