Tennessee
Struggle to Strength: How Effective MTSS and Academic Support Improve Literacy and Mental Health
Join The Reading League Tennessee and Dr. Tim Odegard for Struggle to Strength: How Effective MTSS and Academic Support Improve Literacy and Mental Health. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) don’t just affect behavior and emotional well-being—they shape a child’s ability to learn to read. At the same time, struggling to read—without proper intervention and support—becomes a source of chronic stress that reinforces negative mental health outcomes. This session examines the bidirectional relationship between adversity, literacy, and mental health, using a developmental framework that explores how social and educational experiences shape human development. Drawing on findings from epidemiological studies, we
