Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | January 14 , 2015

Help Shaka win $100,000 for Friends RVA in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge

Vote Smart in the 2015 Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. Shaka has again selected FRIENDS Association for Children

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Maya's Favorites, Kids Books, Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | January 21 , 2015

Books: The Greatest Gift of All

I think books need some cheerleading these days as gift options for kids. They aren’t (usually) shiny, they don’t (hopefully)

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Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | April 08 , 2016

Are You Raising a Reader?

It’s hard to know where a parent’s work ends in supporting children’s academic achievement. Witness the helicopter parent

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