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Raising Readers reports enrollment gains after program redesign; program expansion planned for Cambridge and Nevada
Summary
Raising Readers reported that a redesign of its Small Talk program to a workshop/play-based model produced its best enrollment, attendance and graduation rates in five years, and the group plans to expand a new family workshop series to Cambridge and Nevada this summer.
Christy Mayo, executive director of Raising Readers, updated the Story County Board of Supervisors on May 20 about program changes and expansion.
Mayo said the Small Talk family education program shifted to a workshop-based, play-focused delivery this year to model interactive caregiver-child talk and boost engagement. "Since the format change, we've recorded the highest…
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