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Our Impact and Reach

Evaluations show that after engaging with Talking is Teaching’s strategies of People, Places, Resources, and Media, parents and caregivers use what they learned and talk, read, and sing more. See our impact from each strategy below.

Impact of Our Strategies

9,300+ trusted messengers trained

Together with our partners, we have trained over 9,300 people across the country to be trusted messengers, sharing literacy messages with families.

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2.4 million+ resources distributed

Together with our partners, we have distributed over 2.4 million literacy-rich resources to families.

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Our Partners

Too Small to Fail has partnered with various organizations, businesses, and states to implement the Talking is Teaching strategies in communities across the country.

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49 PLC Members

49 community campaigns are utilizing the Talking is Teaching strategies and have joined our Peer Learning Collaborative.

3 Statewide Campaigns

Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania have launched statewide Talking is Teaching campaigns.

51 National Partners

Since 2014, Too Small to Fail has engaged 51 national partners, including business, associations, and nonprofits.

Our Evaluations

We have evaluated our strategies and found that, when implemented, parents and caregivers use what they’ve learned to talk, read, and sing more with their children.