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Bringing deployed parents home for the night!

Bringing deployed parents home for the night!. www.unitedthroughreading.org. UNITED THROUGH READING® . OVER 290,000 SERVED DOD WIDE. Deployed military personnel communicate with their children by reading stories aloud on DVD’s. www.unitedthroughreading.org. “Full Circle” Communication.

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Bringing deployed parents home for the night!

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  1. Bringing deployed parents home for the night! www.unitedthroughreading.org

  2. UNITED THROUGH READING® OVER 290,000 SERVED DOD WIDE Deployed military personnel communicatewith their children by reading stories aloud on DVD’s. www.unitedthroughreading.org

  3. “Full Circle” Communication READ BOOKS ALOUD ON DVD AND SEND RECORDING HOME SCHEDULE TIME FOR ANOTHER RECORDING SESSION CHILD WATCHES TAPE (FOLLOWS ALONG WITH THE BOOK)* Email Photo SHARE RESPONSES WITH DEPLOYED LOVED ONE CAPTURE CHILD’S INTERACTION RESPONSES *Only send home personal books www.unitedthroughreading.org

  4. Who Can Participate? Parents Extended Family Mentors/Role Models New Dads! www.unitedthroughreading.org

  5. New Parents Support • Baby will know your voice and face • Bonding opportunity • Parenting support www.unitedthroughreading.org

  6. Emotional BenefitsSupports Family Readiness • Improves morale • Reduces anxieties • Eases homecomings • Shows parenting support • Helps continue family traditions • Promotes self-esteem in children www.unitedthroughreading.org

  7. Educational BenefitsSupports Family Readiness • Language and vocabulary development • Creative thinking and active imagery skills • Increased attention span • Comprehension and listening skills • Modeling the importance of reading

  8. Whom Do We Serve? • Sailors aboard U.S. Navy platforms /commands • Marines deployed world-wide • Soldiers in Army camps collocated with Marines & Seabees in Afghanistan and Iraq • Airmen, primarily in joint service commands • Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard • Children and Families www.unitedthroughreading.org

  9. UNITED THROUGH READING® HOW TO GET INVOLVED • Pack a Book/Send a Book • Full Circle of Communication • Homefront/Active Duty Volunteers • Review List of Current Sites • Combined Federal Campaign #11393 www.unitedthroughreading.org

  10. Contact United Through Reading Service members can make their DVD’s at the Camp Fuji Library to mail home to their children. Contact (Ms. Yoshimi Katsumata or Ms. Kyoko Kawabata) to schedule an appointment. Email: yoshimi.katsumata.ja@okinawa.usmc-mccs.org Phone: 224-8448 Website: www.unitedthroughreading.org

  11. UNITED THROUGH READINGReading Together Unites Families

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