Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations

 

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations aims to help developers incorporate evidence-based research and co-design methods with kids to create more effective literacy products. With generous support from the Walton Family Foundation, we are working with teams whose products are at an early stage in the development process to strengthen their literacy pedagogy and co-design more engaging and effective edtech with children. We work with developers to create products that address literacy issues for a diverse population of learners across various age ranges, from preschool to tweens and teens.

Participating companies work with Cooney Center experts to infuse early-stage products with research-based approaches to literacy development, co-design with children, and designing for the whole child. We will track the uptake of design choices and product performance in the classroom or at home.

If you are working on an edtech product and would like to get involved, please complete this form. In Summer 2025, we will announce a call for partners to join us.

Partners

Learn more about our current partners here!

Blog posts

• Building a Sandbox for Literacy Innovation
• Sticky Notes, Clay, and Big Ideas: The Magic of Co-Designing Edtech with Kids
• Experts Guide Innovations in Literacy Learning

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