national 15 minutes movement
Big Box of Books
Description:
Click here to see the press release.
- A grassroots effort to promote literacy in the homes of low-income families.
- Hosts twice-yearly “reading parties."
- Reading parties include:
- The program is supported with ongoing activities at the participating school & library.
- Participating families receive a Big Box of Books containing six books that build knowledge on the core topic/theme of the "reading party."
- They also receive a monthly calendar tracking read aloud success.
- To date, more than 1,800 families have participated in the Big Box of Books program.
- Prominent in Northern Michigan, Greater Cincinnati, and the Pittsburgh area.
Click here to see the press release.