Join the Indiana Department of Education for a live, engaging webinar titled “Beyond Storytime: Everyday Ways to Build Literacy at Home” on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. This free session is designed especially for families with children from birth through second grade, offering practical, easy-to-implement strategies to support early literacy development.
Maya Payne Smart is a writer, parent educator, and literacy advocate who has served on the boards of numerous library and literacy organizations. She and her family live in Milwaukee, where she serves as affiliated faculty in educational policy and leadership in the College of Education at Marquette University. Her website, MayaSmart.com, provides tips and tools for parents to nurture, teach, and advocate for kids on the road to reading.