Turning Those Pages
Well we're starting to make a little noise here, anyhow. A publishing industry magazine noticed both the RIF funding issue and the blog entry I did the other week. I hope some more folks do, too.
I frankly can't imagine many better ways for our tax dollars to be spent than getting kids reading. Talk about investing in our nation's future.
Speaking of which, please stop by pattersonpageturner.org this week to learn about some terrific, inspiring efforts that have been made in the past year to get people excited about books and reading.
I've given out some money to some folks who are out there getting people to realize what FUN books and reading can be. From a website where kids can have books read to them, to an outreach program in the Bronx, I think you'll find some pretty great stories, and maybe even some ideas for your own young reader.
Please keep those pages turning,
JP
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Belle Yang says:
Glasses are needed
Great work you do with kids! I wrote a post about reading to children at a Stockton school:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/belle-yang/my-rite-passage
One of the boys, "Micky," a fourth grader, told me he did not have glasses because Medicaid won't pay for them. He said he gets headaches looking at my presentation. If you can't see, you can't read and learn.
I just heard from one of the teachers who informed me the child did get his new glasses this week. I've been over-the-moon happy.
It so happens that I am getting my first pair of glasses too.
I'm not sure you come bck to read responses to your blogs. I had asked you a specific question about the how's of presentation to kids, and you did not respond. It was the "Morocco" post.
Hmm...maybe you are being ghosted.
Doris Collier says:
Question
The book excerpt is very interesting to say the least. Since you have enjoyed so much success what one thing would you say has contributed the most out of all you have done to that success?