EarlyBird was formed to change the learning trajectory of children nationwide by implementing a proactive, preventive approach instead of a reactive response to a struggling reader. Recognizing our roots in academic research, EarlyBird Education is committed to bringing research to practice, improving screening efficacy, lowering barriers to access, and, as a result, significantly increasing the number of students who are reading at grade level by 3rd grade.
Dr. Nadine Gaab is currently an Associate Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and was formerly at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Yaacov Petscher is a Professor of Social Work at Florida State University, an Associate Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research, and the Director the Quantitative Methodology and Innovation Division at FCRR.
Most “pencil and paper” diagnostic assessments identify a child’s decoding skills but fail to identify oral language skills. Based on word recognition only, the results of these assessments offer teachers limited…
Superintendent Megan Van Fossan is trying something new to address low academic achievement: using a game-based early literacy assessment. Van Fossan, who is in the first year of leading the Sto-Rox…
EarlyBird Education recently had the opportunity to learn more about systems-based leadership using implementation science in a Lunch and Lead webinar with Ms. Van Fossan, the Superintendent of Sto-Rox School District.…
Reading specialists, rightfully so, want it all when it comes to a dyslexia screener. Your team wants an evidence-based, easy to administer, reliable, tool that leads to action; not confusion for…
We talk to a lot of literacy specialists everyday around the country. Though each local community has its own context and needs; we are noticing the proliferation of an unwieldy presence…
It is estimated that 15-20 percent of the population experiences challenges with reading. This translates to one in five children who may be affected by reading difficulties such as dyslexia and…