The Children's Reading Foundation - A child's experiences from birth to age 5 create the necessary brain connections essential for all future learning.
Reading With A Child
Reading with a child every day from birth through elementary school has a lasting, positive outcome for children, families and communities.
Reading aloud is practically free, you can do it anywhere, and children often beg for “just one more” story. Even adults who are not fluent readers can provide a good experience for children by telling stories from their lives, from their imaginations, or from pictures in wordless books.
It is best to read to your child early and often, but it is never too late to start opening the reading door for your child. Reading aloud with children is linked to these powerful results:
- Expanded knowledge and vocabulary
- Improved attention span and memory
- Increased curiosity and imagination
Plus…
- Greater self-esteem, empathy, and confidence
- Stronger, closer relationships
- Higher educational achievement and quality of life
A Great Early Learning Website
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Friends of the Estacada Public Library are the Local Champions of Imagination Library.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides specially-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books for children from birth to age five. Books are delivered to your home each month in a package addressed to the child receiving it. This program is free of charge to participating families, and is funded and maintained locally by Friends of the Estacada Public Library and other community donors. Visit the Imagination Library web site to find out more about this exciting early literacy program.
Registration is open to children from birth to five years old who reside in zip codes 97022 and 97023 ( Eagle Creek and Estacada ).
Fill out the online registration form
Imagination Library links
Goodnight with Dolly Storytime Videos--Dolly reads 10 bedtime stories; Literacy Tips and Resources for Parents and Caregivers; Coloring & Activity Sheets
Todos Juntos - All Together Empowering Youth & Families
Early Childhood/Elementary Coordinator:
Julie Syring, sryingj@estacada.k12.or.us or julies@todos-juntos.net
Parent/Child Engagement Coordinator:
Ann Schweitzer-Johnson, annj@todos-juntos.net
Estacada Middle School Site Manager: Andrea Huffman, AndreaH@todos-juntos.net
Estacada High School Site Manager:
Family Resource Advocate for the Estacada Area:
Yesteni Gonzalez, yestenih@todos-juntos.net
Website: www.todos-juntos.net
Facebook: facebook.com/todosjuntosclackamascounty