BabyRead working with 16 families

The early literacy program in Oconee County, BabyRead, is working with 16 families.  And though there is a mixture of enrollment and drop outs, its officials say they are getting positive feedback from families. BabyRead’s Janice Garcia and Dr. Caren von Hippel say they measure progress when toddlers

* learn to love books and develop a love of having books read to them;

* They associate reading with comfort and attention as they usually sit either on our    volunteers’ or their parents’ laps;

* They learn how books work: that the words describe the pictures, how the pages turn, and how to hold books.  Even these simple things are new experiences for these children.