Two Together has received a
Ronald McDonald grant to initiate a
program to support family literacy throughout Albany City elementary
schools.
The project involves sponsoring a literacy educator to address
kindergarten orientations and providing each family in attendance with
a bag of materials to help them engage in literacy activities. The
presentation at kindergarten orientations includes advice on how some
simple activities can be integrated into daily routines and how these
activities promote reading ability.
Besides reading to their children, parents are encouraged to: 1) Talk to
their children, 2) Sing with their children, 3) Watch television with
their children and talk about it afterwards, 4) Tell their children
stories, 5) Use books as props for fun interactions. The literacy
educator also models various interactions around books. The book bags
include two books, informational packets, library card applications,
information about literacy volunteers and a postcard parents can return
if they want further involvement in the project.
Two
Together Inc. 200 Green Street, P.O. Box 1397, Albany, NY 12201-1397
Tel: 518.434.9055 Fax: 518.434.3572
email info@twotogether.org
Our
Community Partners:
Mayor Gerald W. Jennings
SUNY Albany Department of Education Albany School District
Albany County Youth Bureau Albany Housing Authority Albany Public
Schools Teachers Association
Albany YMCA Giffen Elementary School Albany Community Development
Agency
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