{"id":6232,"date":"2024-08-12T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=6232"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:22:03","slug":"advancing-literacy-early-in-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/12\/advancing-literacy-early-in-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Literacy Early in Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6232_44dd47-02 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Wilmington University is a valued partner in AmeriCorps\u2019 Reading Assist program, an early intervention program for children who face barriers to literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Megan Schnetzer<\/strong>, chair of Special Education graduate programs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/education\/indexe.aspx\">College of Education and Liberal Arts<\/a>, attended a recent Reading Assist recognition event with Gov. <strong>John Carney<\/strong>, U.S. Sen. <strong>Chris Coons<\/strong>, and Delaware Secretary of Education <strong>Dr. Mark Holodick<\/strong>. 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