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Cumberland Family Academy offers parents practical strategies to build children’s literacy
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Cumberland County Schools hosted a virtual Cumberland Family Academy master class featuring children’s author and Clemson University assistant professor Dr. Kimberly Johnson, who gave parents step‑by‑step advice for building a love of reading at home.
Cumberland County Schools hosted a virtual Cumberland Family Academy master class featuring children’s author and Clemson University assistant professor Dr. Kimberly Johnson, who gave parents step‑by‑step advice for building a love of reading at home.
The session, introduced by Lindsey Whitley, associate superintendent for communications and community engagement for Cumberland County Schools, offered practical activities that families can use immediately — from spelling games with household items to using cereal boxes and sticky notes to build vocabulary and engagement.
"Families remember you're the best of the best," Dr. Kimberly Johnson said, urging caregivers to see themselves as “the first…
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