We have a crisis. And a solution.
2/3 of our nation’s children cannot read proficiently, making their academic and future aspirations impossible to reach.
Science shows us the way.
Research reveals the most effective methods for enabling children to read, yet these practices are absent from adult/child interactions across the country.
A community devoted to change.
The Cox Campus is a community of professionals dedicated to eradicating illiteracy and giving children a future full of possibilities.
Constructing the Deep Reading Brain in a Digital World
Join the Atlanta Speech School, the Cox Campus, and Dr. Maryanne Wolf in a virtual book study around her newest book Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World.
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What is the Cox Campus?
The Cox Campus is a free online learning platform with the singular goal of eradicating illiteracy. Originally for educators, the Cox Campus is a virtual community for all of us committed to changing children’s futures.
Join a community.
When you join the Cox Campus, you come together with a community of like-minded professionals, colleagues, and advocates. Here you have a lifeline you can depend on, a forum to express your ideas, and guidance every step of the way.
Learn from experts.
The Rollins Center for Language & Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School developed the Cox Campus to deliver Rollins’ tested and research-based practices through interactive, video-based courses.
Experience results.
When we establish meaningful relationships with children and work to prepare them for a lifetime of literacy, children truly flourish. The results are evident in homes, classrooms, and throughout their lives.
Construction of the Reading Brain
Reading is an acquired skill, not an automatic process.
Reading is critical to success in our society, but our brains do not come pre-wired for reading. A child enters the world with 100 billion neurons ready to learn. Our job is to help those neurons form brain circuits that support learning and reading.
Learn More3rd trimester - 5 yrs old
Babies are born ready to communicate. They distinguish sounds and recognize their mother’s voice. They look for faces. They seek connections. Talking with babies, even as early as the last trimester of pregnancy, is critical to building language and literacy.
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
During the early school years, it is vital to routinely assess children’s preparedness for reading. Each day we must ask: “What does this child need to learn today?”, “What did they learn from this lesson?”, “What can I do differently?”
3rd grade and beyond
Third grade marks a critical point in a child’s life – when they transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Once a child can read proficiently, they are free to build knowledge and take the steps to be who they want to be.
An Ecosystem to Support Language and Literacy
A child’s relationships, experiences, and surroundings help build their brain’s foundation for future learning, success, and health.
Families
You are your child’s first teacher and best advocate. When you engage in the practices found here and share with others the importance of conversations with children, you help ensure your child receives the language nutrition needed to learn and read.
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Educators
Your every interaction with infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and young school-aged children helps define their futures. Learn the non-negotiables of explicit literacy and language instruction, and how you can be the architect of each child's reading brain.
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Government Agencies
When you support children, their families, and their communities, you are helping guide future success. Shape a culture that promotes language and literacy and build ecosystems that join in conversations with each child to keep brain construction on track.
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Healthcare
As a nurse, doctor, or healthcare worker, you partner with expectant and new parents to support their child’s lifelong success. When you engage families about the importance of language nutrition and ensure they know how to make the most of their child’s earliest years, you are helping to build a solid foundation for all learning.
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Community
When a community rallies to support the success of young children, everyone in that community benefits. You have the opportunity to contribute to a child’s healthy brain development and lifelong well-being by connecting with each child and each family meaningfully and supportively.
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