I'd like to spread the word about a national early literacy campaign -Read Aloud 15 Minutes which is free to join, contains great information about early literacy, and has wonderful free resources to download!
Here is the info on becoming a Read Aloud 15 Minutes community partner, to help spread the message to parents, grandparents, and caregivers of the importance of reading aloud to children at least 15 minutes a day. This is a message all libraries can support!
http://www2.readaloud.org/becomeapartner
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www2.readaloud.org
Read Aloud 15 MINUTES Partner Sign-Up. Join over 10,000 Read Aloud partner organizations across all 50 states who are committed to working with parents and caregivers ...
Let's increase the number of Maine libraries that are supporting this initiative.
Jerri Blatt
Children's Lead Librarian/Early Childhood Literacy Specialist
Sam L. Cohen Children's Library
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
207-871-1700 ext 707