🌎 April in Bloom: What’s Working in Literacy Right Now

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This Earth Day season, we’re celebrating blooming—both in children growing as readers and in designing thoughtfully made, eco-friendly games that boost their learning. So far this year, we’ve launched five new products, all plastic-free and intentionally built to be gentle on the planet kids are growing up in.

At the same time, one thing keeps grounding us: early literacy doesn’t need to feel overwhelming. For many families (ours included), it often starts with uncertainty—but with the right support, small moments start to click into place.

Jacquelyn Davis

Founder, Clever Noodle

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In this issue,

• Explore 5 Simple Tips to Start Your 3–5-Year-Old’s Reading Journey

• Clever Noodle Updates: Launch of a New Puzzle!

• What effective reading instruction looks like — and where it’s evolving.

• How systems are changing and what it takes to make literacy reforms actually work

• What new studies & data reveal about how children learn to read.

• Resource Spotlight

And if you’ve been meaning to explore our products, this is a good moment to take a look.