What We Do Systemic Change, Simply Achieved Raising A Reader’s
capacity building model brings about increased effective early
literacy practices in the home, at school, and in other early
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content/uploads/2011/07/afam-girl-holding-blue-and-red-bags
NULL.jpg)At the core of the program is the weekly rotation home
of red book bags filled with high-quality, developmentally
appropriate, multilingual and multicultural children’s books.
The children experience regular RAR read-alouds in the classroom
which keep them excited about reading and sharing the red bag
with their families. Raising A Reader provides training and tips
for parents in interactive, brain-boosting, book sharing
strategies in person and with a take-home Share A Book with me
DVD, which shows real families sharing books interactively. This
video is available in fourteen languages to give all parents the
know-how and comfort they need to make the shared book
experience successful, even if they