Take part in her legacy.
Get involved and be the change for language and literacy in the state of Georgia.
The Deal Center is at the core of funding, translating, and deploying evidence-based language and literacy practices to child-facing spaces in Georgia—giving everyone the tools to support children on the path to literacy.
OUR MISSION
The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy is dedicated to advancing research in language and literacy practices throughout Georgia to ensure every child meets their potential.
WHO WE SERVE
We fund, aggregate, and interpret evidence-based language and literacy research into deployable strategies for educators, healthcare, professionals, state agencies, community initiatives, and parents—anyone in child-facing spaces.
PROGRAMMING
We are responsible for promoting access to our evidence-based resources through training, workshops, speaking events, community initiatives, and more. We translate and compile research to inform and share.
GRANTS
We distribute grant funds to improve the language and literacy landscape through implementation science research and community coalitions. We support grantee collaboration and networking.
