Arizona Literacy Plan 2030 and Literacy is the Key campaign.

Read On Arizona is Arizona's Statewide Early Literacy Initiative. The Arizona Literacy Plan 2030 being presented by Read On Arizona, is a collaborative effort of many statewide partners over the last two years. The Plan offers background on early literacy, national examples of early literacy successes, Arizona specific data, and important early literacy resources. The plan is based on four key drivers. 

1. Building Educator Capacity in the Science of Reading. 
2. Scaling Up Evidence-Based Literacy Solutions.
3. Strengthening Families and Communities to Support Early Literacy Development. 
4. Increasing Access to Quality Early Learning Opportunities.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase awareness and understanding about the importance of early literacy.
• Provide data on early literacy and chronic absence, including national and statewide statistics and trends. And offer resources to librarians, educators, and parents around early literacy and chronic absence. 
• Begin the development of action commitments from participants that correspond to the four key drivers of the Arizona Literacy Plan 2030.

Presenters:

Read On Arizona is our state’s early literacy initiative. Launched in 2013, partners in Read On Arizona take a collaborative approach to improving language and literacy outcomes for Arizona’s children from birth through age 8, with a strategic focus on school readiness and third grade reading proficiency.