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Family
Literacy (NEW!)
Make
reading a family event!
The
Literacy Center of West
Michigan (formerly known
as the Kent County Literacy
Council) offers complimentary
tutoring, workshops and
events designed to assist
parents and caregivers
in becoming better readers
for themselves as well as their families.
Study
after study shows that
families who read together
can help children significantly
boost their vocabulary
and school performance. By
the age of four, a child
of a low literate parent
will have heard 32
million fewer words than
a child of a literate parent.
If a member of your family
needs help reading, we
can help.
Family
Literacy - Michigan Family
Resources Collaboration
Our
program is free and available
to any parent/caregiver
of a child enrolled in
participating Kent County
Head Start programs. Parents/caregivers
are provided with weekly
tutoring for two hours.
Tutoring sessions can
take place throughout the
day in public locations,
such as libraries, churches
and office buildings.
Also, participating families
enjoy complimentary dinners,
reading activities and
early literacy education. For
more information,
please contact us at
616.459.5151
or click
here.
Family
Literacy Workshops
The
Literacy Center can also
take its popular workshop, “Help
Your Child Become a Better
Reader,” to
your group or organization. The
one-hour
workshop includes:
- Information/tips
for reading to children,
the benefits of reading
to a child and how
to develop a child’s
interest in listening
to stories.
- The
importance of questions,
picture cues, predictions
and story discussion.
- Literacy
activities that can
be used in the home
to develop and strengthen
a child’s
love of reading.
If
you’re
interested in scheduling
a workshop for your group
or organization, please
call 616.459.5151 or click
here.
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