Pam Allyn has been recognized in the “Female Entrepreneur of the Year” category for her achievements with Dewey.
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EdTech Chronicle, the online publication covering education and education technology, today announced the winners of the inaugural, 2023 “Best in Education” awards – The Besties.
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My mother’s voice reading aloud to me started me on this path. I still remember the sound of her voice reading “Blueberries for Sal” to me as a very young child and my delight in that story and in the way that experience connected us.
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Pam Allyn, founder of Dewey and creator of World Read Aloud Day, was recently invited to a classroom read-aloud.
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When we use story to help students tell their own narratives, literacy roadblocks and anxieties dissolve for even the most hesitant of learners and teachers are able to cultivate world-changing writers.
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BronxNet takes an inside look at World Read Aloud Day 2024, led by Pam Allyn with Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams at P.S. 123.
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On Wednesday, February 7th, the Dewey team celebrated the joy of reading aloud throughout New York City and beyond. Between schools, libraries, and online read-aloud events, we observed first-hand how reading aloud can hone listening skills, spread joy, and strengthen connections between readers.
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NEW YORK – Yesterday, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) celebrated World Read Aloud Day with events in all five boroughs.
Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David C. Banks joined World Read Aloud Day founder Pam Allyn at P.S. 123 in Harlem to read to a group of third graders.
Mayor Adams read Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou, while Chancellor Banks and Ms. Allyn read I Am Golden by Eva Chen and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. And John Archambault, respectively.
Photos of the events can be found here. The videos will be published on NYC Public Schools’ social media channels.
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Yesterday, Dewey, an organization that creates educational products with the goal of sparking joy in reading and writing, celebrated World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). They did this with some very special role models and superheroes. Dewey’s CEO and the creator of WRAD, literacy expert Pam Allyn, and New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the power of reading aloud at schools in Harlem.
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Yesterday, Dewey, an organization that creates educational products with the goal of sparking joy in reading and writing, celebrated World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) with some very special role models and superheroes. Dewey's CEO and the creator of WRAD, literacy expert Pam Allyn, and New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the power of reading aloud at local schools.
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Pam Allyn created World Read Aloud Day® (WRAD) with her team at LitWorld in 2010 to celebrate the power of reading aloud to create community and amplify new stories, and to advocate for literacy as a foundational human right. Since then, World Read Aloud Day has evolved into a global movement of millions of readers, writers, and listeners from communities all across the world coming together to honor the joy and power of reading and continue expanding the definition and scope of global literacy. Dewey will celebrate World Read Aloud Day on February 7, 2024, with some special role models and superheroes in New York City, Chancellor David Banks, NYC Public Schools and Mayor Eric Adams, New York City.
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Kibin Alleyne is joined by Pam Allyn, the Founder of World Read Aloud Day, to discuss her initiative that encourages parents and their children to read aloud together and create a habit of lifelong reading.
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Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced its expanded investment in summer learning, advancing its commitment to providing students, educators and families with year-round learning that not only closes the gap but propels student achievement. Scholastic has acquired rights to LitCamp, a foundational reading skills program for summer and extended learning created by Scholastic professional author and advisor Pam Allyn, from LitLife, Inc. Scholastic also acquired rights to MathCamp, a new companion program to LitCamp, from Dewey Inc.
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Effective, culturally responsive, joyful literacy instruction begins by valuing student stories—the stories our students carry with them from their home to the classroom and back again every day.
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