When children love to read, they love to learn
Discovering a love of reading is the beginning of a lifelong relationship with books
"The shared joy of a parent and child
connecting with a story is the
heart of Hug-a-Book."
- Sue Gottschall, Hug-a-Book founder
How can Hug-a-Book help children succeed in school and life?
Coming up:
Please join us for our annual fund-raiser,
An Afternoon in the Park
When: Feb. 24, 2008, 1 - 3 p.m.
Where: Peggy Notebaert Museum, Chicago
Cost: $40
RSVP (by Feb. 15, 2008): molly.gallagher@family-focus.org
Click HERE for invitation*
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Hug-a-Book can assist your school, program or early childhood center develop each child's love of reading,
writing and learning.
Customized workshops
Hug-a-Book provides customized literacy training workshops that support teachers, parents and other adults, building on best practices in early literacy education.
Workshops include:
* The Joys and Comforts of Books and Reading
* Reading Aloud
* Emotional Meanings in Story
* Extensions through Storytelling and Dramatization
* Don't Leave the Story in the Book
* Reading and Writing Connections to Story
* A Print-Rich Environment Reflecting
Children's Words and Ideas
* Setting Up and Establishing the Lending Library
* Using Books to Meet Curriculum Goals
and Objectives
Culture of Literacy Program
Developed in response to requests for more comprehensive services, Hug-a-Book offers schools and centers this program which is designed to be carried out over the length of a school year. Hug-a-Book consultants provide one day of consultation per month for eight months, typically October through May. Culture of Literacy program activities include:
* Initial assessment of classroom literacy environment
* Administrative, classroom, and center-based consultations
* Classroom observations
* Modeling and coaching
* Teacher workshops
* Parent workshops
* Parent-child literacy events
* Final assessment of classroom literacy environment
"Students are excited and look forward
to reading, and our teachers have a renewed sense of inspiration as they use Hug-a-Book principles and books."
- elementary school principal
Our Mission:
Hug-a-Book supports teachers, parents, and other adults as they instill a love of books and reading in young children of diverse backgrounds.
Hug-a-Book and Family Focus:
Hug-a-Book’s interest in early learning and support for parents of young children make its collaboration with Family Focus a perfect fit. Hug-a-Book provides quality, multicultural, hardcover books to early learning centers and offers workshops for teachers and parents to help them encourage young children to form a lifelong love of reading.
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