{"id":806,"date":"2025-10-17T19:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/?p=806"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T05:10:15","slug":"part-two-a-systemic-approach-to-early-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/part-two-a-systemic-approach-to-early-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PART TWO: A Systemic Approach to Early Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>h1.entry-title {\n    display: none !important;\n}\nspan.category-links.term-links.category-style-normal {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"video-center\" style=\"display: Block; text-align: Center; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 50px; color: #4b1110;\">A FIVE-PART VIDEO SERIES<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 55%; height: auto; margin-top: -30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/centers-for-nonprofits.jpg\" alt=\"Centers for Nonprofits\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4b1110; font-size: 41px; margin-top: -30px; line-height: 1.2em;\">Unlocking Systems Thinking: <span style=\"display: block;\">Tools for Transformation Webinar<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; color: #4b1110;\">PART TWO:<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4b1110; font-size: 39px; margin-top: -36px;\">A Systemic Approach to Early Literacy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background: #d92428; color: #fff; text-align: center; display: table; margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/27495_video2.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH PART TWO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sylvia Leal, Senior Program Officer for Education and Economic Opportunity at the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, provides an in-depth look at how systems change principles were used in a comprehensive strategy to improve literacy skills among children from pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade in 24 counties in East Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sylvia_RT-scaled.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"red-line\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2\">Learn More<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-blog-style\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">Watch other sections from this video series.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>  Check out these resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025_05_13_Systems-Change-Webinar-Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unlocking Systems Thinking: Tools for Transformation Webinar Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"blue-font\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.gvsu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1678&#038;context=tfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read Brown W, Rosser W. \u201cA Framework for Creating Systems Change.\u201d<\/strong><\/a>. The Foundation Review,<br \/>\n2023;15(4):50-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"blue-font\"><strong>Order a free copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/changing-systems-changing-lives-book-request\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Changing Systems, Changing Lives: Reflecting on 20 Years<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. 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