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Born to Read @ County Home School summer 2008

Born to Read @ County Home School summer 2008. Born to Read @ CHS. Funded by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County Four one hour classes held at County Home School (CHS) in summer 2008 One session with girls; another session with boys in the CHS Fathers group.

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Born to Read @ County Home School summer 2008

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  1. Born to Read @ County Home School summer 2008

  2. Born to Read @ CHS • Funded by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County • Four one hour classes held at County Home School (CHS) in summer 2008 • One session with girls; another session with boys in the CHS Fathers group. • Sessions led by HCL interns Renee Dougherty and Kallie Hokanson with assistance from Meg Canada, Dan Marcou, Erin Callahan, and Jacqueline Larson

  3. Schedule • Session one: pre-test and videos about importance of reading to children • Session two: exploring different books • Session three: sharing books • Session four: post-test, evaluation, and presentation of certifications. Recording of books, nursery rhymes, and songs to be mailed to child.

  4. Results

  5. Results

  6. Results

  7. Results

  8. Results

  9. Packages for children

  10. Packages for children

  11. Packages for children

  12. Summary • The most dramatic changes over the course of the program were in the attitudes to using the library with a child and bringing a child to a library for story time. In the preliminary survey only 36% said they were likely or very likely to visit a public library with a child. By the end of the program the number had grown to 63%. 

  13. Summary • Similarly, at the beginning of the program only 43% admitted they were likely to attend a library story time with a child; by the end, 70% said they were likely or very likely to do so. Hopefully, our examples of baby story time may have removed some of the mystery about it.

  14. Summary • If attitude and intention correlate with subsequent action, the Born to Read program has begun to remove some of the barriers to library use for this group of teen parents. It has also reinforced their preliminary intentions to read and share books with their children and has given them lots of practice in making it fun..  

  15. Comments from participants • When asked why he thought it was important to share books with a child, one young man wrote on his initial survey, because I love being with her and its something good to do with her.  These teen parents clearly have the best interests of the child in their hearts and are hungry for materials and techniques to help them succeed. • One of the girls commented, if my kid knows how to read then they will make it in this world.

  16. For More Information Contact: Patrick Jones (952) 847-8859 pjones@hclib.org

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