Literacy for TYkes Third Year as Public Charity is off to a Head Start

Literacy for Tykes has begun its third year as a 501 C3 Public Charity, equipping and encouraging parents to bring literacy to their early children.

We are off to a Head Start because we just received our Results Report from our Head Start Pilot Program.

Parents gained more confidence by being more involved while reading with their child.
The book gave parents specific instructions; and power points held the children's attention.
75% of parents used these power points called "Parent Points" in the book Teddy Bear's Favorite Pictures. These points bring up specific learning points of the picture , and the children seemed more interested because these same points were mentioned each time.
Parents liked reading with their child , as quality time spent together before bedtime.
Our "Enjoy Books with Children" Parent Tip Sheets were discussed during each Headstart Parent Meeting.
As a result, over 85% of parents followed the recommendation to make the reading area quiet with a minimum of distractions.
The observation was made that progress was made in parent/child interactions.
Their attention spans grew and they took more interest in predicting what was next in the story and its outcome.
This group of parents in Heartland Virginia had no books in the house previous to this project and had not previously read to their children.
Since our books and materials are proving to bring positive results with reading time and frequency well above our success matrix, we are encouraged to seek funding for all 9 counties of this rural Virginia Headstart area, where low literacy and high dropout rates have been both perennial and increasing.
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