Ready to Read

The Ready to Read program is a reading intervention designed to provide preschoolers with the best possible experience in shared reading.  Years of research in this area tells us that reading with young children is one of the most important activities for helping them develop the skills they will need to learn to read, and to succeed in school. However, just as with any educational effort, there are some “best practices” that can maximize the reading experience and help children learn more quickly.  These practices are known as “Dialogic Reading.”  They are called that because the goal is to make the reading experience a conversation – or a dialogue – between the adult reader and the child.  By using some simple techniques, readers are able to help children become actively involved in the reading experience, developing their vocabulary and other essential pre-reading skills.

We would love to have you join us in our effort to bring more literacy experiences into the lives of Lafayette 's preschool-aged children!  Anyone who is interested in being a volunteer reader can just show up for a training -- no preregistration is necessary.  The only requirement to being a volunteer reader is the desire to read to kids -- at least monthly -- and attending ONE 90-minute training session.