At E3, we raise awareness, advocate + create innovative initiatives to give all children access to a high-quality education for the first eight years.
Virginia Beach, VA
Joined September 2012
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Did you know phonemic awareness is a strong predictor of reading? Help your child build a foundation for reading and learning by sounding out words, playing word games, making rhymes, talking, helping children identify sounds and match sounds to letters.
Have you seen the Micro-Library @amazon HQ2 in Arlington? It’s filled with Imagination Library books.
There’s an Imagination Local Program in Arlington. Enroll your child NOW.
15 minutes matter!
Every time you read together, you’re helping build the reading brain. Just 15 minutes a day can support language development, comprehension and a lifelong love of reading.
We're proud to support TeachSOR in advancing the national conversation around the science of reading & educator preparation. Join literacy experts for a conversation about how teacher preparation programs can better equip future educators. Register today: ow.ly/1Sce50ZVa8z
Bilingual books are now available for all children and families in VA through the Imagination Library.
Is your child enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library?
Enroll today: ow.ly/BPEG50ZUywP
Congratulations to our Local Program Partners at ChainBreakers, Inc. for reaching an incredible milestone with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Portsmouth. Their Year 1 goal was to enroll 1,000 Portsmouth children & they’ve already surpassed it with 1,143 children enrolled!
Honor Dolly & support a local program partner in your community. Click on VA: ow.ly/JCFp50ZTSMU
They work tirelessly to enroll children and families, raise local funds to put books in the hands of young children and are making a BIG impact.
Today is Give Like Dolly Day! 💛📚 Celebrate by supporting your local Imagination Library Partner, helping expand access to books in VA by partnering with E3 or simply spending 15 minutes reading with a child. Donate today: ow.ly/JzYy50ZR71E
Ahead of Give Like Dolly Day on 9.25, @WAVY_News is sharing how Virginians can help carry Dolly Parton’s commitment to children & reading forward. Check out the story and discover ways to join in: ow.ly/9AtQ50ZR6WQ
Build the daily habit of reading for just 15 minutes a day 📚 This is a high-impact habit that boosts brain development, increases vocabulary and more: ow.ly/P5zT50ZPU9u
A little reading time can make a lasting difference. Just 15 minutes a day can help children build vocabulary, strengthen early literacy skills and foster a lifelong joy of books: ow.ly/OVBu50ZPU8o
Mark your calendar for Give Like Dolly Day on 9.25 from 9-5! Next week, we’re celebrating her legacy by encouraging Virginians to support young readers and help more children grow up with access to books. Let’s celebrate Give Like Dolly Day by giving back: ow.ly/RVGg50ZPlf2
Building literacy can be as simple as talking with your child. Sing a song. Ask a question. Tell a story. Make one up together using the pictures in a book. Read together. These small, everyday moments help prepare babies, toddlers and preschoolers for a lifetime of learning.
This is Tyler. Once a curious preschooler building towers at E3 School, Tyler is now 15 and in 10th grade. The first eight years of a child's life build the foundation for everything that comes next. We're honored to have been part of his. Every child deserves a strong start.
3 million books delivered to VA's children since VA started investing in Dolly Parton Imagination Library. A big thank you to legislature, Gov. Spanberger, VDOE, The Dollywood Foundation & all the local program partners who put more books in the hands of early learners across VA.
New SOL results show VA 3rd graders making progress in reading & math 📚 Literacy foundations form in a child's first 8 years — that's why E3 works to ensure every child has books & teachers have tools to teach reading effectively. Full results: ow.ly/Fkak50ZLRK7
What an honor to have the Secretary of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction visit one of our 1st Literacy Innovation + Impact pilots in kindergarten – 3rd grade. Watch this news clip of the incredible leaders, educators and interventionists: ow.ly/t5xU50ZJrxk
Regal theaters across Virginia are joining a nationwide celebration of Dolly Parton’s incredible legacy by bringing two of her beloved films back to the big screen, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Read more: ow.ly/WqUT50ZJ0lm
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library provides one free high-quality, age-appropriate book a month to children ages 0-5. It's one of the most effective ways that we can ensure children across Virginia have access to books in their homes. Learn more: ow.ly/uV7C50ZFEkQ
