Programs created to ensure that all children in the region are read with at least 20 minutes a day from birth through third grade. Also provides free books to groups, schools, and individuals who put them into the hands of children.

Promotion of Childhood Literacy offered at Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid Columbia

Programs created to ensure that all children in the region are read with at least 20 minutes a day from birth through third grade.

Programs that promote pre-literacy and language development skills in children from birth to age five with the objective of preparing them to read. Program activities are both educational and social and focus on helping participants develop oral language skills, expand their vocabulary, develop the concept of a word, have exposure to printed words and connect them to stories, develop phonological and phoneme awareness (sounds associated with letters and words), and recognize letters of the alphabet and connect them to words. Specific activities that promote early literacy development include reading aloud, summarizing stories read, conversations and dialogue, learning new words, exposure to books, rhyming and singing, imitating sounds, identifying syllables, writing and naming letters, attaching sounds to letters, and recognizing words. Counting and elementary math may also be incorporated. Programs may be formal or informal, and may include parent participation. Classes are often held at schools, churches, libraries and community recreation centers.

Early Literacy Development Programs

Programs sponsored by states, local municipalities or local nonprofits that prepare children, usually age three to five, to succeed in school. The programs are modeled on Head Start/Better Beginnings/Brighter Futures programs and are compensatory in nature targeting children from low income families or those who have or are at risk for a disability and who may have special needs. Services may include comprehensive development screenings, active learning, parent education programs, family activities, early literacy exercises, home visits and healthy snacks during the school day. In some instances, the programs are entirely home-based and focus on providing materials, instruction and support that enable the parent to prepare their child for entering school. Occasionally, the programs refer to short acclimatization sessions to make new pupils familiar with the school and classroom environment before the formal start of the school year. Some programs offer text messaging as a way to encourage parent participation in early education activities.

School Readiness Programs

Programs that help nonprofit organizations develop a better understanding of the legislative process, the laws that govern the nature and extent of their involvement in public policy development and lobbying activities, and the difference between lobbying and political activities; and learn effective strategies and techniques for engaging in community organizing, or planning, developing and implementing public policy positions and/or grassroots or direct lobbying campaigns that effectively further the goals of their organization or benefit the people they serve.

Organizational Advocacy Program Development

Programs that make books available to people who want and/or need them, either at a discount or no charge. Included are book exchange programs that allow people to swap books they have read for new ones; programs that provide books for children and/or young adults as a means of encouraging their interest in reading, often working in cooperation with local schools and libraries; and book giveaways or low cost book sales that target other populations.

Book Distribution Programs

Mails an age appropriate book to all children registered in the program, addressed to them. Books are sent once a month.

Book Distribution Program offered by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Mails a free, age-appropriate book to children ages birth to 5 each month. Must be in the coverage area of a local partner. Visit website to view coverage areas and to register.

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Promotion of Childhood Literacy offered at Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid Columbia

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Promotion of Childhood Literacy offered at Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid Columbia

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