by Alice Savage | Jan 16, 2026 | Adult Literacy, Gemma News, Literacy Insights, Teaching Resources
Blog by Gemma Author, Alice Savage According to the rules of biology, the brain evolved to be efficient, so why are emotions so powerful in our thinking? What is their role? And importantly, how can we harness them for education? Mary-Helen Immordino-Yang, an... 
by Trish O'Hare | Nov 4, 2025 | Gemma News
Here is the second part of our interview with Sarina Lepore, Gemma’s intern from the Pace University/MS in Publishing Program. Last month, Sarina shared her experience using AI programs to create new SnapReads! —first-grade-level adaptations of our books to help new... 
by Trish O'Hare | Nov 4, 2025 | Gemma News
Let’s meet Sarina Lepore, Gemma’s shiny new intern from the Pace University/MS in Publishing Program. Sarina took time to talk to me about her projects at Gemma and her plans for the future…. we certainly are glad to have her on the team! Trish: Hi Sarina! Can you... 
by Trish O'Hare | Jul 31, 2025 | Author Profiles, Gemma News
Carol Miller is an anthropologist who has studied the Roma of California. From 1966 to 2000, drawn in by a Gypsy matriarch, Carol lived among the Machvaia. She told her story in Lola’s Luck, described by Susan Sarandon as “wild and bittersweet adventure into a world... 
by Sarah Suarez | Apr 22, 2025 | Adult Literacy, Gemma News, Teaching Resources
Digital literacy is an essential skill for our times, yet one third of Americans lack the basic digital skills to participate in today’s job market, economy, and healthcare systems. People with low-literacy levels are often left out of the digital revolution. Research... 
by Trish O'Hare | Dec 17, 2024 | Gemma News
“The Milky Way is a smoking trail of gunpowder shot through a satin sky.” Who writes like this? Who sees like this? I floated through Orbital, the wondrous Booker Prize winner from Samatha Harvey. A little sore from claustrophobia and an achy heart, I was stunned by...