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You became a reader because you saw and heard someone you admired enjoying the experience, someone led you to the world of books even before you could read, let you taste the magic of stories, took you to the library, and allowed you to stay up later at night to read in bed.
Jim Trelease
The New Read-Aloud
Handbook
Early Literacy in a Changing World Conference, May 5, 2007 : follow-up
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Born to Read, Maine's statewide early literacy program,
was created in 1997 to ensure that Maine's youngest children, ages
0-5, are read aloud to daily and begin school excited about books
and ready to learn. Research shows that no single activity is more
important to a child's success in school and in lifelong learning
than being read to regularly by a caring adult in the first five
years of life.
Born to Read provides training, books and support
to child care providers, volunteers, parents and home visitors throughout
the state. Through its network of volunteer readers, the program
to date has brought an ongoing read-aloud experience to over 16,000
Maine children.
Partnerships with agencies such as Maine Office of
Child Care & Head Start, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine
Roads to Quality give Born to Read delivery a range of expertise
as well as the means to reach children and families across the state.
"The Maine Humanities Council and the Born to Read staff provide resources
and encouragement through invaluable workshops, roundtables, children's
booklists, and high-quality books. Such commitment helps Maine's children's
minds and hearts blossom." — Born to Read Volunteer
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Funding for Born to Read is provided by:
- Aristotle Fund
- Belvedere Fund
- Betterment Fund
- Hudson Foundation
- Verizon
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Office of Child Care & Head Start of Department of Human Services
- State of Maine/New Century Community Program
- Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation
For more information, contact:
Born to Read
Maine Humanities Council
674 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
Phone: (207) 773-5051
Fax: (207) 773-2416
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