Summary
The proposed project has shown that students and parents need advocacy help with early literacy difficulties. There has been a lack of understanding of what early literacy difficulties mean and how it can be harmful for students especially elementary school students. The project will require working with a Bay Area elementary school to be able to read aloud with the younger grades where reading and writing skills are most critical in development. Doing a read aloud will help with making reading more engaging, fun, and beneficial because repetition with words greatly helps with comprehension. Another part of the project is to hang flyers explaining the importance of early literacy difficulties as well as passing out brochures targeted to parents explaining what early literacy difficulties are, when to seek support, and how to help at home. This will ensure that parents will be more aware of literacy difficulties and how it is important to spot in their children because the effect can be harmful in the long run.