Talk It Up | Playful Learning in Everyday Spaces
Smith and Read by 4th are excited to partner with a variety of everyday spaces across the City for Talk It Up — an initiative that installs new playful learning signage that encourages literacy-building interactions between caregivers and children.
Where Can I Talk It Up?
Grocery Stores
19 Food Market | 1600 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Abreu Super Deli | 6059 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149
AG Crocery Store, Inc. | 162 W. Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133
Corner Food Market | 3401 N. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
E&E Food Market | 2800 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Fresh Grocer of Monument Road | 4160 Monument Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Jennifer Grocery | 4824 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143
My City FJ LLC Supermarket | 1922 W. Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
New Mantua Family Market | 3423 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
ShopRite of Fox Street | Roberts Ave & Fox St, Philadelphia, PA 19129
ShopRite of Haverford | 6710 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151
ShopRite of Island Avenue | 2946 Island Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153
ShopRite of Oregon Avenue | 24th St &, W Oregon Ave
ShopRite of Parkside | 1575 N 52nd St #400, Philadelphia, PA 19131
ShopRite of Roxborough | 6901 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Snyder Super Market | 2700 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Barber Shops and Beauty Salons
7 Unisex Hair Salon | 1316 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Aura Beauty Salon | 1433 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Creative Images Unisex Hair Salon | 2737 West Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
Maya’s Beauty Salon | 1601 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Process Junior’s | 2224 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121
Sly’s Barber & Beauty Salon | 2237 N 29th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132
Yudy’s Dominican Beauty Salon | 1320 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Laundromats
JSSK Laundry | 1300 N 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19131
U-Do We-Do Laundromat | 4303 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phila. Laundry | 5404 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139
The Laundry Café | 400 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19133
The Laundry Café | 901 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123
The Laundry Café | 5675 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120
The Laundry Café | 4424 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
About Talk It Up
Talk It Up is a 2-year initiative that aims to create high-quality caregiver and child interactions that increase early language and literacy skills in children through the use of engaging, literacy building signage in everyday spaces. In the Fall of 2018, the project launched in 7 Wakefern owned grocery stores and 3 North Philadelphia barber shops. In January 2019, the project expanded to 20 more locations.
Smith is building on local and international research to turn Talk It Up into a large-scale, multi-venue