VITALS App press release, September 2017 

New Youth Today Webinar Series

  • Early Literacy Learning in Out-of-School Time Programs

    Date: March 29, 1pmET

    Summary: Out-of-School Time programs can be a critical space to provide both informal and formal support for literacy development.  This webinar will provide an overview of early literacy development, and then describe two OST literacy programs based in public housing.   The webinar will end with a series of recommendations for other OST programs working with young learners.

    Presenters: Victoria Perkins, Research Associate at Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation, Rashelle Holmgren, Youth Program Coordinator at Project for Pride in Living