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Free library program helps prepare children for their first time in the classroom

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Free library program helps prepare children for their first time in the classroom
Free library program helps prepare children for their first time in the classroom

Libraries across Pima County are offering a new program meant to help prepare children for their first time in the classroom.

IT'S ALSO FILLED WITH CHILDRENNAT ONCE A WEEK AT THEMURPHY WILMOT PUBLIC LIBRARYYOU'LL FIND THIS A ROOMFILLED WITH THE LITTLESTLEARNERS NAT LITTLE HANDSPLACING BLOCKS ONE ON TOP OFTHE OTHER IT'S THE FIRSTACTIVITY IN THE READY, SET,SCHOOL PROGRAM.

JANE DEVEREUX/3:47-3:52 - "WE'RE JUST TRYINGTO HELP THAT WHOLE EARLYLITERACY PUSH TO HELP KID MAKESURE THEY ARE READY WHEN THEYGO TO SCHOOL." THE PROGRAM ISBOTH (NEW AND (FREE TO PIMACOUNTY LIBRARIES.

AND WHILEYOU'LL SEE AND (HEAR CHILDRENRECITING THE ALPHABET NATTHEIR NAMES AND NUMBERSTHEY'RE ALSO LEARNING (OTHERSKILLS MEANT TO HELP THEM INTHE CLASSROOM 13:17-13:29 -"THEY LEARNED HOW TOCOOPERATE.

EVEN BEFORE JUSTGETTING IN A LINE WAS SUCH ADEAL, IT WAS SUCH A HARD THINGAND BY THE END OF THE TIME IWOULD GIVE A KEY WORD AND THEYWOULD LINE UP." JANE DEVEREUXIS THE FIRST LIBRARIAN TOTEACH THIS PROGRAM.

SHE SAYSTHAT WHILE THE PROGRAM ISMEANT TO PREPARE CHILDREN ITWAS ALSO CREATED TO PREPAREPARENTS OR GUARDIANS :57-1:03- "BECAUSE IT'S ONLY AN EIGHTWEEK PROGRAM WE CAN'T TEACHTHEM EVERYTHING, PARENTS WILLLEARN THINGS HERE THAT THEYCAN THEM TEACH THEM AT HOME."AS FOR THE PARENTS -- THEPROGRAM ALSO HELPS THEMSEPARATE FROM THEIR KIDS.1:16-1:25 - "SO IT'S AN IDEA,A CHANCE FOR THEM TO GET AWAYFROM THEIR PARENT, TOSEPARATE, TO STILL HAVE THEPARENT SUPPORT IN THE BACK BUTNOT REALLY BE DIRECTING THELEARNING." NATTHE READY, SET, SCHOOL PROGRAMIS OFFERED AT DIFFERENT COUNTYLIBRARIES -- IT FIRST STARTEDAT FOUR LIBRARIES AND IS NOWEXPANDING TO FIVE OTHERS.

HOWOLD DOES A CHILD HAVE TO BE TOGET INTO THE PROGRAM?

FOUR ORFIVE YEARS OLD.

YOU CAN FINDINFORMATION ON HOW TO SIGN UPON OUR WEBSITE -- KGUN NINEDOT COMRAYTHEON IS TRYING TO GETCHILDREN INTERESTED IN STEMBEFORE THEY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.

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