By Lindsey Lyons | committee chair
The Bring Me a Book committee has been working hard this Spring! We have had the opportunity to take our training and use it to teach the First Teacher's Training to a group of teenage mother's at White Shield.
At White Shield we are working with about 13 mothers. In addition to teaching the mother's about the importance of reading aloud with their children we are interacting and reading with the young children. The moms are very interested in learning and have many insights into reading with their children. So far we have talked about brain development in infants and babies and how reading helps build brain connections. We have discussed different challenges parents may encounter with reading with their children. The moms brainstormed solutions for these challenges and are now able to face these (and other) challenges head on. Together we designed an effective routine for reading aloud! We have talked about why we read, who should be involved, etc. The girls learned techniques for making their read aloud fun and effective.
We are really looking forward to our last night with the moms at White Shield where we will get to celebrate the moms and their progress!
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