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Re: Picture book twenty minutes a day
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From: Monica Edinger <monicaedinger_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:04:37 -0400
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Lynn Rutan wrote:
This is a community of smart people. I'd love to see us find ways to mak e larger numbers of quality books available more readily.
Hear hear. I think GIVING books to families who may not generally be book folks is always great. I love the programs I've read about of doctors giving books to patients with new babies in communities that are not otherwise book-focused. Even emergency rooms (since many without health insurance go there for relatively small problems --- I've been to our NYC
emergencies room and seen lots of small children there) and health clinics where parents will definitely be with their young picture book- ready readers. What a great places, I'd think, to have folks with books to give and perhaps some low-keyed parent ed on the value of picture books. Even just looking at the pictures for those parents whose first language may not be English and who may not be highly literate. I fear that many of the parents we might most want to connect to feel intimidated, overwhelmed, and stay clear of book situations. So having them in a place they need to go -- the hospital, emergency room, health clinic seems a possible way to go.
Monica
Monica
Monica Edinger 600 West 111th Street Apt 2A New York NY 10025 educating alice _at_medinger on twitter My Huffington Post Blog
Received on Sat 06 Nov 2010 09:04:37 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:04:37 -0400
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Lynn Rutan wrote:
This is a community of smart people. I'd love to see us find ways to mak e larger numbers of quality books available more readily.
Hear hear. I think GIVING books to families who may not generally be book folks is always great. I love the programs I've read about of doctors giving books to patients with new babies in communities that are not otherwise book-focused. Even emergency rooms (since many without health insurance go there for relatively small problems --- I've been to our NYC
emergencies room and seen lots of small children there) and health clinics where parents will definitely be with their young picture book- ready readers. What a great places, I'd think, to have folks with books to give and perhaps some low-keyed parent ed on the value of picture books. Even just looking at the pictures for those parents whose first language may not be English and who may not be highly literate. I fear that many of the parents we might most want to connect to feel intimidated, overwhelmed, and stay clear of book situations. So having them in a place they need to go -- the hospital, emergency room, health clinic seems a possible way to go.
Monica
Monica
Monica Edinger 600 West 111th Street Apt 2A New York NY 10025 educating alice _at_medinger on twitter My Huffington Post Blog
Received on Sat 06 Nov 2010 09:04:37 AM CDT
