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Reach Out and Read Book Drive

3/7/2017

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​Take a moment to think back to your childhood. What is your earliest memory of reading or being read to by someone? That moment in time was when you started to develop language skills that would serve as the foundation for your learning.

Early literacy is so important for developing those critical early reading skills. In support of early literacy community efforts, Donna Corcoran, Kellie Piekutowski, Nicki Sutherland, Marcia Zboril and I have collaborated with the Lake County Health Department’s Reach Out and Read program. Since 2008, we have conducted book drives and have donated 12,173 new or gently used books for Lake County children ages 6 months to 5 years old!!!  Impressive work. And we’re not done yet! 

At the Lake County Health Department, they promote early literacy and school readiness to young children and their families. At each regular checkup from 6 months through 5 years of age, the child receives a new book to take home. They have created literacy-rich environments that provide gently-used books in their waiting rooms, and volunteer readers’ model reading aloud techniques for parents.

​Their research has shown that children served by Reach Out and Read score three to six months ahead of their peers on vocabulary tests. Wow.
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We believe that these early literacy efforts are having an impact in Lake County and in our district. We are now entering our tenth year, and we are hoping you will help support us in our book drive efforts.
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We will be conducting our book drive from March 6 – 17. If you have any new or gently used books in any language for children ages 6 months to 5 years, you can drop the books in our collection boxes. At ACHS, the boxes are in the ILC or main office. At Lakes, the boxes are located in the  ILC.

​Thank you for your support.
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9/15/2017 12:21:07 pm

This makes the best base of the students. Reading skills in the early ages are the key to good vocabulary and reading writing skills. A good initiative this is. How can one get to know about how to get the books for the needy one.

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    Barbara Mason
    Antioch ILC Director
    barbara.mason@chsd117.org

    Hannah Mueller
    Lakes ILC Director

    hannah.muelleri@chsd117.org

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