We hope the videos about Read to Grow and early literacy will inform and interest you. We think results of our surveys will shine light on the effectiveness of our work. And we believe the testimonials here will speak for themselves.
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Through our three programs, we realize our mission. These programs — Books for Babies, Books for Kids and Early Steps to School Success-New Haven — are our engine, and donors and other supporters are our fuel. Together they have enabled us to reach over a million children and their families.
We hope the videos about Read to Grow and early literacy will inform and interest you. We think results of our surveys will shine light on the effectiveness of our work. And we believe the testimonials here will speak for themselves.
Please enjoy:
We conducted two surveys to find out what families think of our Books for Babies program in the hospitals, where we reach about 22,000 mothers and 60% of babies born in Connecticut annually.
In this program, we deliver free Literacy Packets to mothers of all newborns. (Each packet has: new book for newborn; literacy guide for parents; reply card to be in our Follow-Up that gives more free books; info on CHET Baby Scholars.)
Also in the hospitals, volunteers visit with mothers to talk about early childhood literacy and Literacy Packet contents.
Here’s what 6,849 mothers told us in our initial survey:
97% looked at our Literacy Packets
94% found our First Guide for Parents of
Newborns useful
79% learned about baby development
85% learned ways to help a baby learn
81% learned about importance of reading
to a baby
78% learned how to read to a baby
72% read with their babies at least once a day
15% read with their babies more than
once a week
10% read with their babies once a week
1% never read with their babies
For longer-range effects of our program, a second survey was taken among families whose children are now between the ages of 3 and 8. Here’s what 199 families told us:
First Guide for Parents of Newborns was informative and useful:
A family member shared books with my child from birth to 3:
My child looks at, or reads books independently:
Sharing books is important for my child’s language skills, reading and learning:
Sharing books is important for my child’s overall health:
The following testimonials are taken from hundreds of letters and notes we have received. We thank everyone who has let us know how we’re doing!
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Thank you.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Read to Grow staff are currently working in our Branford office on a staggered schedule.
The following services have resumed:
Please note: starting July 6, we will begin accepting book donations at our Branford office by appointment only.
The following services remain suspended:
We will update this message with any changes to this information. Thank you.
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