Literacy Team

Overview

A literate community is one in which reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinking and social skills serve as a life-long foundation for continuous learning and development.  

​Our vision is to have thriving families with the capacity to lead fulfilled lives . 

​Our goals can be found below  as well as the 5 year impact model for a "Ready Joplin".  
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Ready to Learn, Ready to Work, Ready to Thrive

​"Literacy means not only to read, write, speak, and listen but also to use language to learn, think, socialize and communicate appropriately."
​-THE LITERACY TEAM

Goals

Quality Affordable Childcare

Increase quality early education as measured by the percent of children “ready” to enter kindergarten from 70% to 80% using the Joplin Schools' Developmental Kindergarten tool by 2022.  

Increase caregiver engagement and communication with children to improve early learning as measured by the use of Vroom adoption and promotion in early learning and childcare centers.

Communication Skills

​Increase policies that positively impact communication, and/or communication skills, between organizations serving the public and families as measured by the number of policies adopted and implemented by 2022.

Increase parent engagement and communication with their children as measured by the use of Vroom to improve their child's early learning and kindergarten readiness.

Ready Joplin 5 Year Impact Model