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.