BORN TO READ PROGRAMS
Born to Read reaches Maine's children and the adults who care for them through:
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Teachers are well aware
that success or failure in learning to read does not begin
in kindergarten.
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Rebecca Novick
Early Literacy Specialist* |
- Trainings and workshops for child care providers,
volunteer readers, home visitors and parents. Reading aloud, reading-related
conversations and language activities play a vital role in children's
literacy and emotional development. Born to Read's training
sessions provide information on best practices in fostering early
literacy, and related early childhood development research and
offer tips and techniques for making each reading experience with
children stimulating and memorable.
- SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S (2005) BORN TO READ
CONFERENCE — May 7, 2005 — more
information here
- Curriculum Collections. Children's literature
Book Bag Collections, in conjunction with trainings and resource
guides, explore issues and topics that shape a child's view of
the world. Recent Book Bag Collections include Many Eyes, Many
Voices: Talking About Difference through Children's Literature
and Mother Goose Meets Mother Nature.
- Regular read-aloud visits. Through partnerships
with agencies, including the Maine Office of Child Care and Head
Start and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Born
to Read makes sure that children in child care, preschool
and the home receive regular read-aloud experiences. Participating
child care providers receive weekly read-aloud visits from volunteer
readers and a set of books for their child care library. Born
to Read maintains a statewide network of volunteer readers
through its partnership with the Retired Senior and Volunteer
Program (RSVP).
- Children's Literature Reading and Discussion Programs.
Through facilitator-led discussions, child care providers, volunteer
readers, and parents come together to experience the power and
pleasure of ideas in children's literature. Participants discuss
two titles per session, which they are given for their professional
use.
*Literacy and Language Development Team Leader, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
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