Add Your Work to the Pathways Action Map
NC Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
What Is The Pathways Action Map?
The Action Map is a tool that helps us work towards a shared vision:
All North Carolina children, regardless of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status, are reading on grade-level by the end of third grade, and all children with disabilities achieve expressive and receptive communication skills commensurate with their developmental ages, so that they have the greatest opportunity for life success.
The Action Map provides a snapshot of initiatives in NC that are leading work in key policy and strategy areas, or “actions”, that can help us achieve this vision. Through the Pathways to Grade-Level Reading initiative, these actions were prioritized by hundreds of NC stakeholders—including input from parents, providers, research, and cross sector early childhood leaders—using a whole child approach to literacy, starting from birth, and resulting in the creation of a data framework and a policy framework. These frameworks lay out the areas that Pathways partners said NC should work on first to move the needle on third grade reading proficiency.
The Action Map calls attention to strategies that specifically work to improve outcomes for children of color and gives special consideration to the wisdom and innovation of people of color.
Are you working to advance one or more of the Pathways Actions in your community or at the state-level? Explore the 40+ Actions and organizations supporting these Actions using the Pathways Action Map:
Ready to Contribute?
Let us know about organizations or initiatives that are leading work to impact the Pathways Actions in NC. An initiative refers to any type of effort that actively addresses one or more of the actions. It may be a grassroots effort, policy initiative, parent-led group, privately- or publicly-funded program, community task force, state-level workgroup, or nonprofit.
Complete the short form linked below to share information about the initiative, and we will be in contact shortly. Suggested initiatives will be reviewed to see how they match with the Actions (NCECF will not evaluate the effectiveness of the mapped initiatives).
Why include your work on the Action Map?
- Highlight your work to policy makers, funders, advocates, and community leaders across the state and country
- Help to identify gaps and areas of momentum to build on that promote grade-level reading in NC
- Connect with other leaders who are working toward similar goals
- Learn from others who are leading and growing in their use of a racial equity lens
What are the goals of the Action Map?
- Inform key stakeholders about where NC stands in the action areas
- Drive policy making, funding, advocacy, and local action where it’s most needed
- Spotlight initiatives that center racial equity and community voice
- Promote collaboration by engaging and connecting leaders across NC
Who will use the Action Map?
- The primary audiences are stakeholders who are actively working to address early childhood systems change in NC including, but not limited to, policy makers, funders, advocates, family, and community leaders
- Anyone can also use the Map to learn more about what’s happening in NC and help drive action
Other ways to support Pathways
In addition to contributing to the Action Map, please consider endorsing Pathways to Grade-Level Reading. Nearly 100 partners from across the state – community groups, organizations, or businesses – are showing their support for the Pathways Frameworks.
Please contact NCECF with any questions or feedback. Feel free to share any concerns or ideas for improvement using this form.