Early Literacy in Wisconsin: Sharing a Statewide Harvest

Abstract

When the Growing Wisconsin Readers early literacy initiative (growingwisconsinreaders.org) began in 2013, the focus was straightforward: help parents and caregivers read effectively with babies, toddlers, and young children. As this multiyear initiative passes the halfway mark, it is clear that this simple idea has sprouted, branched, and bloomed in bountiful ways. Not only has the early literacy message reached the original audience, but the project has established and enriched state, regional, and local partnerships.