HeadsUp! Reading
in Florida is a public/private partnership in support
of Florida’s School Readiness goals and the professional
development needs of their early childhood educators.
This statewide initiative, Pathways Literacy, is an
integral component of Florida’s commitment to moving
toward an integrated, seamless and high-quality readiness
system for Florida’s children. HeadsUp! Reading
Florida is funded by the Florida Partnership for School
Readiness, the Florida State Even Start Family Literacy
Program, the Florida Children’s Forum, the Florida Head
Start Association ’s 57 School Readiness Coalitions to provide
facilitator training, hosting packages, materials and
technical assistance to secure state college level credit.The
Pathways to literacy initiative will utilize Florida’s
existing Telestar and PACE satellite television training
systems to add to Florida’s 43 existing HeadsUp!Reading
satellite locations.Telestar has the potential
to reach all 67 school districts, 11 state universities,
28 community colleges and 4 research schools.
