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Vote for The Center For Hearing, Speech, and Language to win Pepsi Refresh grant!

June 21, 2010 - 9:34am — Mary K.

Hey, fellow early literacy supporters! The Center for Hearing, Speech, and Language is in the running for a $25,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Their project is entitled "Children that can't read suffer - help low-income kids battle illiteracy", and will work to boost kindergarten reading readiness, among other goals. Your votes decide which projects get funded, so start voting!

Johnson County Library launches a new early literacy initiative: 6 by 6!

September 28, 2009 - 11:56am — Mary K.

Johnson County Library in Kansas has recently launched a new early literacy initiative called "6 by 6".  Their website for the initiative includes parent-friendly descriptions of the 6 early literacy skills, book lists for each skill and videos of librarians demonstrating how to use fingerplays and share wordless books.  Check out the oh-so-darling animal illustrations that were created for each skill

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