helenstringer
TOPIC- Reading- The Essential Tool To Keep or Kids Safe Poverty? Drop-outs? Jail Time? Why can’t Johnny Read? 1 Child in 4 will not learn to read as a child. 2/3 of kids who don’t read by 4th grade will be incarcerated or on welfare. Will you put your kid behind a book- or find him behind bars? How do you compete with video games, texting and TV… How do we instill a love of reading in our kids?
Helen Stringer grew up in Liverpool, England, and currently lives in Northern California. She is the author of Spellbinder and The Midnight Gate.
Date Recorded: 10/9/2012
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