Let's READ, Georgia!

The first quarter was full of small but powerful victories. At CSRA RESA, Lindsey Heritage watched a teacher take a bold step, trying a new routine that left students buzzing with curiosity and joy. In CPRESA, Jessie Russell and Christie Sermons shared the spark of seeing veteran teachers leave professional learning renewed, proving that fresh inspiration can arrive at any point in a career. At Southwest RESA, Chelnor Griffin captured the joy of reading in classrooms across schools, reminding us of the heartbeat of this work. Metro RESA coaches, including Angela Jones and Tamara Holloway, modeled interactive practices that lifted student engagement and teacher confidence. Each story is a stroke of success and together creating a canvas of growth and impact.

This quarter, coaches also reminded us that literacy extends far beyond ELA. CPRESA connected mathematics with literacy, integrating problem-solving discussions with comprehension strategies to strengthen reasoning. Griffin RESA emphasized morphology as a bridge across disciplines, offering teachers a tool to help students make sense of language in multiple contexts. At Metro RESA, literacy was paired with science in a creative lesson called Buffalo Fluffalo Meets Science: Bison vs. Buffalo, proving that when literacy and content align, standards come alive. These cross-curricular approaches show that literacy is not a single color—it is the palette that shades every subject.

Quick strokes of wisdom from across the RESA Network offer practical tips for every classroom. These tips, like splashes of paint, may be small on their own but together create vibrant learning environments.

We close this quarter with reflective prompts to carry forward:

These questions remind us that reflection fuels action, and action paints progress.

Georgia’s literacy coaches are proving that when the science of reading meets the art of coaching, every tool, every success, and every reflection becomes a brushstroke on a shared canvas of literacy growth. Together, we are painting a future where every child has the colors they need to thrive.