WHY SHOULD WE READ TO CHILDREN??

WHY SHOULD WE READ TO CHILDREN??

The Horizons project of Colville is offering a FREE 5-hour workshop on
Early Literacy

Friday, May 16
10 am to 3pm
at the Rendezvous Theater
at the Community Colleges of Spokane, Colville Center

Contrary to popular belief, children prepare to read long before they
enter kindergarten or first grade. What children know about reading
and writing before they can actually read and write is now called
early literacy.

Parents, teachers, daycare workers, nurses, school staff, library
staff, Horizon participants and potential literacy volunteers are
invited to attend this free Early Literacy Workshop. Lunch will be
provided. Participants can attend either the entire five-hour training
or any of the three sessions (10-12, Brain Development and Current
Research, 12-1, How to be an Early Literacy Advocate, 1-3 How to Read
Aloud to Childre).

The speaker at the workshop is Ms. Sunny Strong, an early literacy
consultant with the Washington State library and former manager of
Children's Services for the Snohomish and Island County Libraries.

Attached to this email are 2 flyers about this event. One is for
parents, the other for teachers. We ask for your help in getting the
word out about this wonderful opportunity.

Those who RSVP will receive a free lunch and a packet of information
about early literacy at the workshop. Clock hours for teachers and
Stars Credit for daycare workers are available. Fuel vouchers and
money for daycare or eldercare available upon request.

For more information or to RSVP, email whitney@scrld.org

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Whitney Edwards
Horizons Early Literacy Focus Group


Debra Kollock,
Phone: (509) 684-2588