August 27, 2025 • 33 mins
Talked with Kristin Calder, CEO, Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. "The Literacy Coalition is a not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that every resident of Palm Beach County, Florida is able to read. Our philosophy is best expressed by Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations:“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope… (it is) the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.” They have a variety of programs to help the community learn to read. With the school year starting they are looking for volunteers to become reading tutors. They provide training for the Building Better Readers Tutors and have classes coming up 9/4, 9/17,10/8 and 11/3. They also have Read with Me events and are looking for sponsors and volunteers to participate. Read for the Record goes from 10/25 to Feb 26th. This season they have some new fundraisers with "Author Talks" with Nikki Erlick and her book, The Measure and then Elin Hilderbrand in November. Listeners can find out more by going to www.literacypbc.org
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
iHeart Communities presents Palm Beach Treasure Coast Perspective which dead Net.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Good morning, Welcome to Palm Beach Treasure Coast Perspective. I'm
your host, dev Net. Thanks for spending your weekend with me.
All kinds of great things going on, and we talked
to you our friend Benji from Palm Beach County Environmental
Resources the Arm of Folks a while back, and they've
got their next fun thing coming up. It is their
tenth annual Night for the Natural Areas event. It's happening Saturday,
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September six from two to seven pm and this is
going to be a Tequesta Brewing Company. So your a
thirty dollars ticket venmo or cash includes one free beer,
food from the Little Morris Catering and a raffle ticket
for some of the stunning photographs these people have presented
and donated for the cause. So great fundraiser Night for
the Natural Areas Saturday, September six, happening at the Tequesta
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Brewing Company. Definite want to check that out. Lots of
fun and you can also go to pbc erm dot
org and then click on the event bright link and
I'll give you the data on that for you to
get your tickets and stuff. A reminder from our friends
over at the more Commi Museum others have all kinds
of fun things going on, but coming up during fall
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they're starting their Sunset Stroll, So this is going to
be coming up on Thursday, September eleventh, from five point
thirty to eight pm. You can enjoy spectacular twilight procession.
All the different gardens, the bridges, it's just beautiful. For
more information, go to morecommi dot org and if you
click on the event's link, it'll take you there and
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you can get your tickets for that. And for the
jazz lovers in the group, this is cool. Arts for
All Florida is presenting pump Beach County Journey of American
Jazz and that's going to be happening on September eighteenth,
seven to eight pm at the cmaa Therapeutic Recreation complex
in Lake Worth. Admission is free for this one. For details,
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reach out to them five to six to one nine
six six seven zero two five and they're happy to
give all the details on that. And of course friends
at Fort Pier is always doing cool things. So I've
got a new initiative. Coming up, it is the keep
Fort Pierce Beautiful, Our City, Our Responsibility initiative. So there's
different ways to get involved. You can adopt a road program,
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do the community cleanups, or participate in the Great American Cleanup.
For more details on that, reach out to Audria seven
seven to two for six seven three, one eight four
The Crabus. Lots of cool things going on there, So
coming up on September twentieth, they're celebrating again National Dance Day.
This is just a fun day to come out and
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see all the different people perform, all different ages, all
different fun events for that one, and then it's part
of their big series for next year. They've got twas
the night before and this is the one performed by Circus,
solet so I definitely get your tickets for that when
they're on sale now. And they also have tickets on
sale for the Adams Family Tour, so that one's on
set sale as well. And of course right now they're
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actually looking for volunteers. If you've ever wanted to be
an usher with the Cravis, it's like looks like a
fun thing to do. Simply go to Cravis dot org
or give them a call at the box office five
six one eight three two show and they're happy to
give you details on all of that. A reminder, Saint
Lucy County Swapmeat is coming back. This is so popular.
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It's happening October twelfth. But you definitely want to get
your stuff going on. And for more details you can
reach out to Eric at seven seven to two for
six two seventeen ninety one and he can give you
all the details on what you need to do for that.
It's gonna be a lot of fun. Oh the speaking fun.
The parks, Oh my gosh, in our parks, Daggerwing Nature
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Center has their animal feedings and talks and that's Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays at two forty five pm and at
one pms well on Saturdays, and of course it's good
for all ages and totally free. And then coming up
on Saturday, September twenty seventh. Planning a little bit ahead,
they've got butterfly gardening tips and stuff and this is
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good for ages five and up. And they've got of
course that beautiful butterfly garden right as you go in,
so that's a great one. They love doing for folks.
And they also have intro to Archery. That's September twenty fourth.
The Green Cane Nature Centers got all kinds of fun
things happening as well, animal encounters and they do the
things where you can walk on the boardwalk with a naturalist.
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So they actually have a butterfly talk and tour with
a naturalist. Bioblitz so they're doing the whole big Bioblitz
thing again and that's starting September first, So this is
going to be on the fifth and it's part of that,
so it is the nine to thirty am tour. So
a lot of fun things going on in the parks.
Okah Heeley Nature Centers got lots of cool things. Every Saturday,
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they do the Alligator feeding, so do you want to
go see the little alligators. They also have coming up
September sixth the Caterpillar Crawl and Craft. That's from ten
thirty eleven thirty am. That's a fun family event all ages,
so definitely check that out. And then on September sixth,
the Florida Trail Association is doing a thing from three
to four thirty pm. Again family friendly, all ages, free,
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no restorations new for that one, and they can do
a hike and some light refreshments for that one. For
more details, you can always reach out to them Pbcparks
dot com and they're happy to have more details on that.
Speaking of more details, that brings me to my guests
for today, I want to welcome Kristin Calder from the
Literacy Literacy Coalition from Palm Beach County. Good morning, good morning,
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Thank you for having me. So so glad you can
come in because I am personally an avid reader. My
TBR pill is so huge, the physical books the electronic books.
There must be over one hundred between the two. So
always reading something fun. I love the little cozy mysteries.
We they have a little recipe in the back of
the book and she figures out who's done it. But
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there's nothing glory. They're just not light hearted little escapes.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
That's wonderful.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So as an avid reader am big I'm I believe
it's really important for everybody to be able to read.
So obviously that's when the Literacy Coalition comes in. How
do you help folks with that?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Yes, so we recognize that there's a lot of reasons
that people are struggling readers, especially children that are starting
out that didn't grasp the early literacy skills that are
so important. So you know, we are focused on eight
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different programs and multiple initiatives that cover all of Palm
Beach County, so from Jupiter to Boca to Belglade, working
with not only children but adults and families. So really,
you know, we want to get children to learn to
read so they can be successful in school and then
recognize that if they still need help later in life,
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whether it be high school or as an adult, we
try to help them there through programs and through supporting
others that are providing programs, and then even through you know,
all the way through adulthood.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, I think it's fantastic, and I know you sent
me like a packet before we got started. Forty three
of our third graders currently read below grade level, right, yes,
So that's an area obviously where we need some help.
So one of your programs involves people becoming volunteer tutors,
so tople listeners. How do I teach somebody to read?
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Yes, you're right.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
Nearly half of all of our third graders aren't reading
on grade level, and that's significant because up until third grade,
in their classroom, they have a ninety minute reading block,
and so their teachers are focused on helping them learn
to read until third grade and that's when they take
their standardized test to see how they're doing. Once they
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get to fourth grade, it isn't always included in their
daily schedule where someone is reading with them to teach
them to learn. So we say up until third grade
they're learned to read. In fourth grade and beyond, they
really need to be able to read to learn, and
when that doesn't happen, obviously, it creates challenges for them
for the rest of their life. So we reached out
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to the Pombeach County School District more than a dozen
years ago and said, what can we do to help
these elementary school students and to support the classroom teachers
so that we can provide some sort of support to
complement what they're doing. And we created the Building Better
Readers program where we recruit community volunteers and they're not
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just going to show up and do a good deed.
We actually have them attend to full day training. They
are getting the resources and the strategies and the tips
that our experts know that work with students. They go
into the schools right now for the new school year,
we'll be in forty schools. We're also provide this after
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school at our Bloom Literacy Center in Boynton Beach at
a couple of libraries. And so the idea is that
community members that are listening right now could say, you
know what, I have time to give and I would
be willing to go through the training and would like
to help a child improve their reading skills.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
So how would they reach out to you to do that?
Speaker 4 (09:17):
So on our website LITERACYPBC dot org or by calling
us five six' one two seven nine nine to one zero,
three they can inquire more about our tutor. Trainings we
have them every year leading up until the start of
the school. Year and this is all free of, charge
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so there's no fee to participate and there's no fee
for the parents or the children participating in the program.
Either thanks to generous funders that we have in the,
community they have provided the support that allow us to
provide these programs for. Free so if students or parents
you know, know hear this and, say oh my, goodness
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my child needs that reading, help they can sign up
for the reading. Tutoring and the same thing a community
member can SAY i have the, TIME i want to
volunteer and make a difference in the life of a
child and change their trajectory just by empowering them to
learn to.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
READ i think it's. Fantastic and we were talking me
for the. SHOW i helped teach lawbout literacy many years,
ago BUT i was working with adults and it was
so cool when they got. It it just clicked and
it was so. Exciting but also WHEN i moved To,
florida LIKE i worked with my. Mom she could, read
but like she did not know how to read checks
like any kind of financial. Documents SO i helped her with.
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That so it was there's all kinds of. Literacy there's
like the literacy like reading a book for, fun reading
the ikea directions on how to put the thing to.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Cat absolutely that's an important one.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Too and how to read your check when you go
to the, store sure where a restaurant or get? Gas
how do you know it's? Right you know if you
can't read.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
Right you know the back of the meta and bottle
a bus, schedule how to read your child's report?
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Card you know you name.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
It from the time you wake up till the end
of your, day reading is a vital part that you
need to be able, to you, know have that. Skill if,
not the challenges are just almost insurmountable every.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Day and SO i think of literacy as a.
Speaker 4 (11:23):
Foundation and a fundamental skill that once you have that,
ability then it just changes your whole life and can
set you up to get a you, know a living
sustainable wage to support your family and to support your
own children or your other family, members you, know in
their own you, know goals that they're setting for themselves
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in school and in.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Life, well, yeah what is that the thing the? World
you always do that? Phrase, yeah it really does open up, Everything,
yes it. Does AND i know there's a lot of
folks that obviously have recognized, that Like James patterson wrote
novels specifically for THE ya for young, adults to get
more kids reading and find something engaging that they're interesting.
IN i know my nephew when he was younger struggled with,
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reading but he was really into like the like The
wizards and all that kind of. Stuff SO i bought
him The Harry potter, series so he obviously could watch
the movies and, like, oh definitely watch the movie if
you want more. Details it's in the, books, Right so
that encouraged him to open up that two hundred some
plate page book and get. Started and my, friends his
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parents would take turns reading with him at. Night they
read to he was a, baby like when he was little.
Little but then as he got older there was more
sports and different things and the moving away from some
of that like one on one time reading with the, kids,
Right so they got back into. That now he's a
nuclear engineer because he was able to get reading and
read well and understand.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
It, yes it's, AMAZING i mean. It you, know readers
go on to be you hear that. Statement readers are.
Leaders you, know readers have a much better chance of
succeeding in. Life and through Our Building Better readers, program for,
example the volunteers are working one on one with the
same child all year, long so they are not only
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developing their literacy, skills they are also helping them build their.
Confidence it's an adult that's carying that sits down with
them during their day to, say how are. YOU i
want to know about your, day tell me about you,
know what's important to you and they get to bond.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
That way over.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Books and that's one of the things that a child
is never too young or too early to start reading to.
Them so your friend that was reading to you, know
as a. Baby so much happens in brain development from
the age of birth all the way through three years of.
Age so, birth the three years is a three years
of age is a significant time of brain, development more
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so than any other time in your. Life and that's
why we start so soon at encouraging parents and caregivers
and grandparents to, read interact and you, know speak to.
Babies we have, programs for, example that we every baby
born in A Palm Beach county hospital goes home with
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the book thanks to our partnership With Children's services counsel
and we provide books to pediatricians where a child will
come for their well child.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Checkup instead of going home.
Speaker 4 (14:28):
With a lollipop or a, sticker which they, might they
also go home with a book and the doctor has
spoken to their parents about why you should be reading this,
book and they actually use, it you, know as a
test to kind of see the developmental stages if a
child is doing what they need to be doing with
the book as. Well so there's so many ways that you,
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know reading you can't start too young and you.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Can't it never gets. Old so you just change the,
genre change.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
The like you, said what you're reading as you're her
interests change and you know that so much can happen
when you read a good.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Book oh, yeah AND i love the different. Books my
favorite THING i think on here there's, well there's two
The Lama lama Read. Pajama JUST i love. THAT i
love the, LITERATION i love the way the book. Goes,
YES i read it and then then frog on a. LOG i,
mean they're just fun books on they're. Engaging AND i
had a. Question, so, LIKE i had a friend that
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was early development, teacher and she through like schoolastic books or.
Whatever they set up a deal where she had, say
twenty five kids in her. Class they would give her
a book so that she would read to the, class
but there was an option that she could actually send
like another twenty five bucks or twenty bucks a. Month,
yea maybe it was twenty bucks a, month and they
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would send enough books for all the kids in the
class to have their own book to take home when they.
Read Like, Lama mamma Read. Pajama so myself and a
bunch of other. Friends you, know she put it On,
facebook were, Like i'm sponsoring a. Month i'm sponsoring a
month so her kids it's for the entire school year
every year get the books to take home as. Well,
yeah so they end but like you, Know i'm a
watch twenty some books, easily so their own little. Library
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they're starting at, home WHICH i think is fantastic.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
And a lot of our, programs that's what we're trying to,
incorporate is that book distribution so that children.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Can have access to.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Books we know that in most households children don't have
one single, book which too many people that is shocking
and surprising and it should. Be but if you're having
to choose between you, know food on the table or
something medical, related you're probably not going to be going
and buying an expensive. Book last, year The Literacy coalition
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provided more than one hundred and seventeen thousand books through our.
Programs we support little free, libraries we have book. Donations
there are generous people in the community that organize book
drives for. Us we have some new funders as well
that are helping us strengthen our programs through additional, books
so building better. Readers for, example the children are going
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to go home this year with fifteen books as part
of their reading and the tutoring that they're receiving all.
Free and then we also have those two books that
you just mentioned that are in reference To read for The,
record which is the twentieth anniversary Of read for The,
record and we're coordinating that For february twenty. Six but
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we have partnered that with one of our other, initiatives
which is Called read With, me which is a volunteer
opportunity for the community that requires no. Training we do
it five times a year Starting october, tenth and it
goes throughout the year at nine. Schools and like you,
said Like Lama lama Read pajama And The Little engine That.
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Could those are some of the classics that we're going
to let the volunteers read with the kindergarten. Students so
they sign up as a volunteer and then they get
partnered with the kindergarten child and they get to read
the classic book which was chosen For read for The,
record and then because of these bonus books we, have
we're able to compliment that so that each child will
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get to take home two books and they spend time,
together they do a little literacy activity together while they're.
There it's On friday mornings and that's five times a
year at nine different. Schools so that's a wonderful volunteer
opportunity and a great way that these children get to
take these books.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Home. Well, yes and of course our local libraries have
lots and lots of books that the friends of the
library donate and that with a friend people donate to
the library and the friends of the library sell for like.
Functions it's a dime for a. BOOK i, mean it's very,
inexpensive and they have lots of kids, selections especially right
now going back to. School, absolutely and if your local
library go to you can definitely check that. OUT i
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know The Dolly parton, literacy she has a whole book
program she. Does and THEN i was gonna Say Mandel
Public library actually has a cool thing where once these,
children the students become a little more, confident they can
go there and rather than the adult reading to, them
there's people that bring in their big dog pets and
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they read to the. Dog so the dogs just love
people reading to them. There they're no judgment, There they're
like they're happy you're there reading to. Them it's.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
Wonderful yes it.
Speaker 4 (19:18):
Is and the libraries are great partners of. Ours we
collaborate with, them and you know in our family literacy
programs we have, two one In belglade for, example and
one of their first things they do at the start
of every school year is to go get their library
card and for the families to see how a powerful
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you know, this this building full of books can be
and all the resources that libraries. Have so we're so
grateful for all the good things that our accounting library system,
provides as well as the municipal.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
Libraries, well, yeah and it's not just. Books there's, classes there's,
crafts book. Talks so speaking of author, talks that's another
THING i want to talk with you about. Today you
got you do a couple of really fun. FUNDRAISERS i
know everybody looks forward every year to Your love Of literacy,
luncheon but then you also have your golf. Tournament but
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this year you're actually adding two new, fundraisers which are author.
Talks so who's coming and how DO i get to
go see?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Them, yes so we're just developing these, events but we're
so excited to add these mission centric events to our.
Repertoire for the, year and we're planning In, november uh
For Nicki, rlik who Wrote The, measure which was.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
A read With Jenna. Pick a very thought provoking.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
Book you, know the whole time you're reading it and
even after it really stays with you and gives you
a lot to think. About fantastic for book, discussions And
nicki will be joining us In, november and she has
a new book that just came out this summer Called
The Poppy, fields also a very, interesting intriguing, read and
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it's going to be a lot of fun just to
bring the community together to talk about these books and
discuss the different details and celebrate.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
Reading so that sounds like an exciting talk With. NICKI
i think that's gonna be really fun one to check.
Out and then later on in the year you Have
Ellen hildebrant, coming SO i know whether there's a new show.
Out The Perfect couple was based on her.
Speaker 4 (21:26):
Book, yes she has several books that have been optioned
for shows Like The Perfect, Couple The Five Star, weekend
several books About Nantucket Hotel. Nantucket she's written twenty six
books About nantucket and has a new book coming out
this fall Called The, academy and she for sure is
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going to be a huge draw for a coastal celebration
to really bring lots of fans together who really love
her books and love to read just as a wonderful,
escape you, know and fall in love with her characters
as entertaining as they.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
Are oh. Definitely And i'm always amazed by writers and
how they have this whole other world happening that then
they are able to put that on paper or in
a digital format and share that with everybody.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
Else, yes it's you, know reading brings stories to. Life
and whether you're listening to an audio book or someone's
reading aloud to, YOU i think that's actually you're never
too old to be read aloud to. EITHER i try
to do that WHEN i can with my own. Children
BUT i think it's really, powerful and you, know read
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together and take turns reading the page and talk about.
Books you, know it really is a way to engage
with you, know whether it be friends or family or your.
Child for a grandparent and, grandchild it works with anyone,
really just bringing people together to talk about common themes
and what they mean to each.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Other, OH i would, Agree and it's, Interesting so LIKE
i like to. Eat So i'll go out to eat
And i'll see a table full of a family full
of people all on their. Phones every now and THEN
i will still SEE i used to see a lot
more often a table full of family members all reading a.
Book oh, WOW i would love to see, that AND
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i just think it's fantastic And i'm, like, oh what
are you? Reading AS i walk, by and they all
stop and tell me their, titles And i'm, like oh.
Cool some of THEM i will have read. Already but
it's just so fascinating and lovely to. See AND i
don't honestly know if the people on the books or
they may be on their Little kindle. APPS i don't,
know on their. PHONES i don't, know but it's just
lovely to see. That we actually go out and people are, like,
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well what kind of conversation are they? Having i'm, like
same kind of people on the phones are, right, well.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
You, know you've said a couple of.
Speaker 4 (23:45):
Things AND i love that we had campaigns before where you,
know we, say get caught reading and it's.
Speaker 3 (23:52):
WONDERFUL i love to.
Speaker 4 (23:53):
See there was someone around our Bloom Literacy center that
used to walk on his lunch break and he worked
for another, company but he would around holding a book
reading on his lunch, break AND i just would watch
him go by every, day fascinated that he was so
intrigued by that book that he you, know he wanted
to take that time and couldn't put it, down and
he wanted to use his time that. Way and you
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know the other thing is that you, know often you
do watch a show that is inspired by or based
on a, book and when you really love those, characters
that really love that, story going back to the book
to find out the, details because there is a lot
more in the, book as you, Said AND i think
that's a really cool thing. Too so a lot of
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things that are made into movies were in two.
Speaker 3 (24:39):
Shows go back read the.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Book oh. Yeah all the fans of The True blood
series tons of, books tons of. Books and THEN i
had watched a series Called The Dressed In files AND
i said something To, libramic well is there another? Season she's, like,
unfortunately they only ever did one season FOUR. Tv she's,
like but you're in luck because there's like twenty, books what. Righte,
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so and then there was another SERIES i was. Starting
it was like that kind of some kind of fantasy
kind of sci fi kind of. Thing AND i remember
asking the librarian and she's, LIKE i haven't read that,
one but my son just loves. It because they had
book number. Three they didn't have the first two in
the library that, day and she texts. Him she was,
like can she start with book number? Three and she got,
this you, know all these textbacks saying, no, no, no
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you must start with number.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
One it just.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
Start he was so CONCERNED i would start out of, order you,
know so we put that one on. Hold but you,
know but it's just SO i think books are such
a fun way for people to engage with each other
and in the world that also have a way to
go explore other parts of the.
Speaker 4 (25:47):
World, absolutely you, know especially you, know this became these
quotes became more popular during the, pandemic but it's been
this way since the beginning of. Time you, know when
reading takes you to far off play is when you
have to stay right where you. Are you, know look at,
leaders you know from the beginning of, time and, they
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you know a lot of the skills or strategies or
things that they've learned and implemented come from reading. Books you,
know things that you didn't experience, firsthand or don't get
to experience, firsthand you can read and learn about it
in a. Book and that is a very rare opportunity
really that it's you, know just and mostly you, know
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especially through library books where books in the classroom are
opportunities or organizations like ours that are providing books to
children giving them that chance to go to that far
off place to learn about. Something and it's great our,
volunteers you, know they get to know the children and
they pick out books that they know that child is interested.
In so if it's animals or sports or you, know,
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travel whatever it is that they want to learn more,
about you, know it's a really wonderful way to you,
know to keep.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
Learning oh, yeah and LIKE i can say back to
my same, nephew when he was a little bit younger than,
THAT i got in like the The Junior Explorer junior NOT,
GEO i mean like all the different kinds of magazines
because he's easier with the pictures at, first got him
some graphic novels or comics that some of us still
call them and sent those to him because you, know graphic, novels, comics.
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Magazines all still reading, audiobooks. Reading holding the book is,
reading but all those other things count as well in my.
Speaker 4 (27:29):
Opinion, yes you, KNOW i think all the genres that
we've talked about, reading you, know if that's what a
child is interested in or an adult is interested, in
it's just wonderful that they're. Reading and you, know graphic
novels challenge your brain and your your learning style in
ways that just reading a text. Wouldn't like the text
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of the you, know the contents of the, book but
being able to see in the thought bubble and the you,
know the caption and the you know and look at
the ill looking at the, illustrations there's a lot that
you do in processing that that actually contributes to your
learning and actually comprehending the book and the story in
a different way because it's bringing those characters to life
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in what you see as the image with the you,
know with just the written. Text SO i think they're
really valuable. Too SO i think those it's great that they're,
popular and if that's what the children want to, read
it's great that there are books like that that they can.
Read and we just want you, know people to anywhere anytime.
Reading keep books in your, car keep them you, KNOW
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i always, say you, know just in the, back you,
know parts of the behind the seats or wherever it,
is so that a child has an opportunity if you're
going into a, restaurant to have that book as opposed
to handing them you, know an electronic. Device so, anywhere,
anytime learning can, happen you, know talking about road, signs
talking about what you see out the, window which we
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consider to be old fashioned but really. Simple all of
that verbal interaction and, talking and you, know keeping books
around it makes a. Difference and the little free libraries
in our community are. Fantastic we provide a lot of.
Books anytime we get, those you know that we have
extra to, give we will take and try to replenish
and share those with with a little for your.
Speaker 2 (29:19):
Libraries oh that's. FANTASTIC a lot of these people can
donate their time to become a volunteer tutor or to
read to. Folks are there opportunities for people to become,
sponsors whether IT'S i sponsor one book or is a
big corporate?
Speaker 4 (29:33):
Sponsorships, yes so we have a lot of our programs
are sponsored by individuals or book, clubs or certain affinity
groups within a club or a sorority or a, fraternity
or you know a lot of different, groups a lot
of the national honor societies at different high, schools they
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will sponsor. Us The Junior league Of Book ratone is
a sponsor of ours where they contribute to Our read
With me and it's five hundred dollars a, session and
that means we can go into that one, school work
with forty, students give them two books. Each and this
is the volunteers going in without training and reading to the.
Kindergarteners so that happens thanks to the generosity of the
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community doing. That you, know all of our programs operate
with this type of. Funding we have The Literacy AmeriCorps
program which we recruit thirty members from all over the
country to come here and serve as graduation, coaches reading, tutors.
Mentors you, know these other programs That i've mentioned building better,
readers our family literacy, programs after school programs that we,
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provide and also the books working with babies and infants
with our. Pediatricians so sponsorships of our events help support
all of these wonderful programs that are really engaging families
so that they can get the literacies they.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
Need that's. Fantastic so how does somebody become a? Sponsor
do they go the? Website do they call?
Speaker 4 (31:04):
You, yes so we have our events and initiatives listed
online and you can read more about the sponsorship. Opportunities
there's usually a flyer that you can print out if
you want to share that with someone, too on our,
website and or they can give us a. Call we'd
be happy to talk about what it is that they
want to achieve through the sponsorship and we can create
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an opportunity for them and see how it fits into
one of our events or maybe try something.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
New and of COURSE i have you sent me your
little packet, here WHICH i. Love this is part of
My amazon. Shoppers you actually have a thing where they
can donate. Books they just go to Your amazon wish
list and add it to the cart and they can
help donate that, way WHICH i think that's just so
convenient and just such a great.
Speaker 4 (31:47):
Idea, yes it's, wonderful you know magic the books just
arrive in the, mail and it's so efficient the way that.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
Works but the book drives.
Speaker 4 (31:57):
Too we have a whole guide of books that we
recommend for that we're asking for for book, drives and
also a book drive poster and all the materials you
need just to even do your own book drive if
you're not going to, Purchase oh very.
Speaker 2 (32:12):
Cool, well thank you so much for coming in and
sharing with. Us it's such a cool thing you're doing
in the. Community very much, needed but definitely very much appreciate.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
It thank you for having.
Speaker 2 (32:21):
Me if you need more, information reach out to Me
Palm Beach perspective at iHeartMedia dot com And i'm happy
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has been my. Perspective remember life is, good so be
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It until next. Week Ben jilli I.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
Good morning, Welcome to Palm Beach Treasure Coast Perspective. I'm
your host, dev Net. Thanks for spending your weekend with me.
All kinds of great things going on, and we talked
to you our friend Benji from Palm Beach County Environmental
Resources the Arm of Folks a while back, and they've
got their next fun thing coming up. It is their
tenth annual Night for the Natural Areas event. It's happening Saturday,
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September six from two to seven pm and this is
going to be a Tequesta Brewing Company. So your a
thirty dollars ticket venmo or cash includes one free beer,
food from the Little Morris Catering and a raffle ticket
for some of the stunning photographs these people have presented
and donated for the cause. So great fundraiser Night for
the Natural Areas Saturday, September six, happening at the Tequesta
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Brewing Company. Definite want to check that out. Lots of
fun and you can also go to pbc erm dot
org and then click on the event bright link and
I'll give you the data on that for you to
get your tickets and stuff. A reminder from our friends
over at the more Commi Museum others have all kinds
of fun things going on, but coming up during fall
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they're starting their Sunset Stroll, So this is going to
be coming up on Thursday, September eleventh, from five point
thirty to eight pm. You can enjoy spectacular twilight procession.
All the different gardens, the bridges, it's just beautiful. For
more information, go to morecommi dot org and if you
click on the event's link, it'll take you there and
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you can get your tickets for that. And for the
jazz lovers in the group, this is cool. Arts for
All Florida is presenting pump Beach County Journey of American
Jazz and that's going to be happening on September eighteenth,
seven to eight pm at the cmaa Therapeutic Recreation complex
in Lake Worth. Admission is free for this one. For details,
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reach out to them five to six to one nine
six six seven zero two five and they're happy to
give all the details on that. And of course friends
at Fort Pier is always doing cool things. So I've
got a new initiative. Coming up, it is the keep
Fort Pierce Beautiful, Our City, Our Responsibility initiative. So there's
different ways to get involved. You can adopt a road program,
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do the community cleanups, or participate in the Great American Cleanup.
For more details on that, reach out to Audria seven
seven to two for six seven three, one eight four
The Crabus. Lots of cool things going on there, So
coming up on September twentieth, they're celebrating again National Dance Day.
This is just a fun day to come out and
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see all the different people perform, all different ages, all
different fun events for that one, and then it's part
of their big series for next year. They've got twas
the night before and this is the one performed by Circus,
solet so I definitely get your tickets for that when
they're on sale now. And they also have tickets on
sale for the Adams Family Tour, so that one's on
set sale as well. And of course right now they're
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actually looking for volunteers. If you've ever wanted to be
an usher with the Cravis, it's like looks like a
fun thing to do. Simply go to Cravis dot org
or give them a call at the box office five
six one eight three two show and they're happy to
give you details on all of that. A reminder, Saint
Lucy County Swapmeat is coming back. This is so popular.
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It's happening October twelfth. But you definitely want to get
your stuff going on. And for more details you can
reach out to Eric at seven seven to two for
six two seventeen ninety one and he can give you
all the details on what you need to do for that.
It's gonna be a lot of fun. Oh the speaking fun.
The parks, Oh my gosh, in our parks, Daggerwing Nature
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Center has their animal feedings and talks and that's Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays at two forty five pm and at
one pms well on Saturdays, and of course it's good
for all ages and totally free. And then coming up
on Saturday, September twenty seventh. Planning a little bit ahead,
they've got butterfly gardening tips and stuff and this is
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good for ages five and up. And they've got of
course that beautiful butterfly garden right as you go in,
so that's a great one. They love doing for folks.
And they also have intro to Archery. That's September twenty fourth.
The Green Cane Nature Centers got all kinds of fun
things happening as well, animal encounters and they do the
things where you can walk on the boardwalk with a naturalist.
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So they actually have a butterfly talk and tour with
a naturalist. Bioblitz so they're doing the whole big Bioblitz
thing again and that's starting September first, So this is
going to be on the fifth and it's part of that,
so it is the nine to thirty am tour. So
a lot of fun things going on in the parks.
Okah Heeley Nature Centers got lots of cool things. Every Saturday,
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they do the Alligator feeding, so do you want to
go see the little alligators. They also have coming up
September sixth the Caterpillar Crawl and Craft. That's from ten
thirty eleven thirty am. That's a fun family event all ages,
so definitely check that out. And then on September sixth,
the Florida Trail Association is doing a thing from three
to four thirty pm. Again family friendly, all ages, free,
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no restorations new for that one, and they can do
a hike and some light refreshments for that one. For
more details, you can always reach out to them Pbcparks
dot com and they're happy to have more details on that.
Speaking of more details, that brings me to my guests
for today, I want to welcome Kristin Calder from the
Literacy Literacy Coalition from Palm Beach County. Good morning, good morning,
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Thank you for having me. So so glad you can
come in because I am personally an avid reader. My
TBR pill is so huge, the physical books the electronic books.
There must be over one hundred between the two. So
always reading something fun. I love the little cozy mysteries.
We they have a little recipe in the back of
the book and she figures out who's done it. But
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there's nothing glory. They're just not light hearted little escapes.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
That's wonderful.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So as an avid reader am big I'm I believe
it's really important for everybody to be able to read.
So obviously that's when the Literacy Coalition comes in. How
do you help folks with that?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Yes, so we recognize that there's a lot of reasons
that people are struggling readers, especially children that are starting
out that didn't grasp the early literacy skills that are
so important. So you know, we are focused on eight
(06:34):
different programs and multiple initiatives that cover all of Palm
Beach County, so from Jupiter to Boca to Belglade, working
with not only children but adults and families. So really,
you know, we want to get children to learn to
read so they can be successful in school and then
recognize that if they still need help later in life,
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whether it be high school or as an adult, we
try to help them there through programs and through supporting
others that are providing programs, and then even through you know,
all the way through adulthood.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, I think it's fantastic, and I know you sent
me like a packet before we got started. Forty three
of our third graders currently read below grade level, right, yes,
So that's an area obviously where we need some help.
So one of your programs involves people becoming volunteer tutors,
so tople listeners. How do I teach somebody to read?
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Yes, you're right.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
Nearly half of all of our third graders aren't reading
on grade level, and that's significant because up until third grade,
in their classroom, they have a ninety minute reading block,
and so their teachers are focused on helping them learn
to read until third grade and that's when they take
their standardized test to see how they're doing. Once they
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get to fourth grade, it isn't always included in their
daily schedule where someone is reading with them to teach
them to learn. So we say up until third grade
they're learned to read. In fourth grade and beyond, they
really need to be able to read to learn, and
when that doesn't happen, obviously, it creates challenges for them
for the rest of their life. So we reached out
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to the Pombeach County School District more than a dozen
years ago and said, what can we do to help
these elementary school students and to support the classroom teachers
so that we can provide some sort of support to
complement what they're doing. And we created the Building Better
Readers program where we recruit community volunteers and they're not
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just going to show up and do a good deed.
We actually have them attend to full day training. They
are getting the resources and the strategies and the tips
that our experts know that work with students. They go
into the schools right now for the new school year,
we'll be in forty schools. We're also provide this after
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school at our Bloom Literacy Center in Boynton Beach at
a couple of libraries. And so the idea is that
community members that are listening right now could say, you
know what, I have time to give and I would
be willing to go through the training and would like
to help a child improve their reading skills.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
So how would they reach out to you to do that?
Speaker 4 (09:17):
So on our website LITERACYPBC dot org or by calling
us five six' one two seven nine nine to one zero,
three they can inquire more about our tutor. Trainings we
have them every year leading up until the start of
the school. Year and this is all free of, charge
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so there's no fee to participate and there's no fee
for the parents or the children participating in the program.
Either thanks to generous funders that we have in the,
community they have provided the support that allow us to
provide these programs for. Free so if students or parents
you know, know hear this and, say oh my, goodness
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my child needs that reading, help they can sign up
for the reading. Tutoring and the same thing a community
member can SAY i have the, TIME i want to
volunteer and make a difference in the life of a
child and change their trajectory just by empowering them to
learn to.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
READ i think it's. Fantastic and we were talking me
for the. SHOW i helped teach lawbout literacy many years,
ago BUT i was working with adults and it was
so cool when they got. It it just clicked and
it was so. Exciting but also WHEN i moved To,
florida LIKE i worked with my. Mom she could, read
but like she did not know how to read checks
like any kind of financial. Documents SO i helped her with.
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That so it was there's all kinds of. Literacy there's
like the literacy like reading a book for, fun reading
the ikea directions on how to put the thing to.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Cat absolutely that's an important one.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Too and how to read your check when you go
to the, store sure where a restaurant or get? Gas
how do you know it's? Right you know if you
can't read.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
Right you know the back of the meta and bottle
a bus, schedule how to read your child's report?
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Card you know you name.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
It from the time you wake up till the end
of your, day reading is a vital part that you
need to be able, to you, know have that. Skill if,
not the challenges are just almost insurmountable every.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Day and SO i think of literacy as a.
Speaker 4 (11:23):
Foundation and a fundamental skill that once you have that,
ability then it just changes your whole life and can
set you up to get a you, know a living
sustainable wage to support your family and to support your
own children or your other family, members you, know in
their own you, know goals that they're setting for themselves
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in school and in.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Life, well, yeah what is that the thing the? World
you always do that? Phrase, yeah it really does open up, Everything,
yes it. Does AND i know there's a lot of
folks that obviously have recognized, that Like James patterson wrote
novels specifically for THE ya for young, adults to get
more kids reading and find something engaging that they're interesting.
IN i know my nephew when he was younger struggled with,
(12:10):
reading but he was really into like the like The
wizards and all that kind of. Stuff SO i bought
him The Harry potter, series so he obviously could watch
the movies and, like, oh definitely watch the movie if
you want more. Details it's in the, books, Right so
that encouraged him to open up that two hundred some
plate page book and get. Started and my, friends his
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parents would take turns reading with him at. Night they
read to he was a, baby like when he was little.
Little but then as he got older there was more
sports and different things and the moving away from some
of that like one on one time reading with the, kids,
Right so they got back into. That now he's a
nuclear engineer because he was able to get reading and
read well and understand.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
It, yes it's, AMAZING i mean. It you, know readers
go on to be you hear that. Statement readers are.
Leaders you, know readers have a much better chance of
succeeding in. Life and through Our Building Better readers, program for,
example the volunteers are working one on one with the
same child all year, long so they are not only
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developing their literacy, skills they are also helping them build their.
Confidence it's an adult that's carying that sits down with
them during their day to, say how are. YOU i
want to know about your, day tell me about you,
know what's important to you and they get to bond.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
That way over.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Books and that's one of the things that a child
is never too young or too early to start reading to.
Them so your friend that was reading to you, know
as a. Baby so much happens in brain development from
the age of birth all the way through three years of.
Age so, birth the three years is a three years
of age is a significant time of brain, development more
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so than any other time in your. Life and that's
why we start so soon at encouraging parents and caregivers
and grandparents to, read interact and you, know speak to.
Babies we have, programs for, example that we every baby
born in A Palm Beach county hospital goes home with
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the book thanks to our partnership With Children's services counsel
and we provide books to pediatricians where a child will
come for their well child.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Checkup instead of going home.
Speaker 4 (14:28):
With a lollipop or a, sticker which they, might they
also go home with a book and the doctor has
spoken to their parents about why you should be reading this,
book and they actually use, it you, know as a
test to kind of see the developmental stages if a
child is doing what they need to be doing with
the book as. Well so there's so many ways that you,
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know reading you can't start too young and you.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Can't it never gets. Old so you just change the,
genre change.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
The like you, said what you're reading as you're her
interests change and you know that so much can happen
when you read a good.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Book oh, yeah AND i love the different. Books my
favorite THING i think on here there's, well there's two
The Lama lama Read. Pajama JUST i love. THAT i
love the, LITERATION i love the way the book. Goes,
YES i read it and then then frog on a. LOG i,
mean they're just fun books on they're. Engaging AND i
had a. Question, so, LIKE i had a friend that
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was early development, teacher and she through like schoolastic books or.
Whatever they set up a deal where she had, say
twenty five kids in her. Class they would give her
a book so that she would read to the, class
but there was an option that she could actually send
like another twenty five bucks or twenty bucks a. Month,
yea maybe it was twenty bucks a, month and they
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would send enough books for all the kids in the
class to have their own book to take home when they.
Read Like, Lama mamma Read. Pajama so myself and a
bunch of other. Friends you, know she put it On,
facebook were, Like i'm sponsoring a. Month i'm sponsoring a
month so her kids it's for the entire school year
every year get the books to take home as. Well,
yeah so they end but like you, Know i'm a
watch twenty some books, easily so their own little. Library
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they're starting at, home WHICH i think is fantastic.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
And a lot of our, programs that's what we're trying to,
incorporate is that book distribution so that children.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Can have access to.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Books we know that in most households children don't have
one single, book which too many people that is shocking
and surprising and it should. Be but if you're having
to choose between you, know food on the table or
something medical, related you're probably not going to be going
and buying an expensive. Book last, year The Literacy coalition
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provided more than one hundred and seventeen thousand books through our.
Programs we support little free, libraries we have book. Donations
there are generous people in the community that organize book
drives for. Us we have some new funders as well
that are helping us strengthen our programs through additional, books
so building better. Readers for, example the children are going
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to go home this year with fifteen books as part
of their reading and the tutoring that they're receiving all.
Free and then we also have those two books that
you just mentioned that are in reference To read for The,
record which is the twentieth anniversary Of read for The,
record and we're coordinating that For february twenty. Six but
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we have partnered that with one of our other, initiatives
which is Called read With, me which is a volunteer
opportunity for the community that requires no. Training we do
it five times a year Starting october, tenth and it
goes throughout the year at nine. Schools and like you,
said Like Lama lama Read pajama And The Little engine That.
(17:48):
Could those are some of the classics that we're going
to let the volunteers read with the kindergarten. Students so
they sign up as a volunteer and then they get
partnered with the kindergarten child and they get to read
the classic book which was chosen For read for The,
record and then because of these bonus books we, have
we're able to compliment that so that each child will
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get to take home two books and they spend time,
together they do a little literacy activity together while they're.
There it's On friday mornings and that's five times a
year at nine different. Schools so that's a wonderful volunteer
opportunity and a great way that these children get to
take these books.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Home. Well, yes and of course our local libraries have
lots and lots of books that the friends of the
library donate and that with a friend people donate to
the library and the friends of the library sell for like.
Functions it's a dime for a. BOOK i, mean it's very,
inexpensive and they have lots of kids, selections especially right
now going back to. School, absolutely and if your local
library go to you can definitely check that. OUT i
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know The Dolly parton, literacy she has a whole book
program she. Does and THEN i was gonna Say Mandel
Public library actually has a cool thing where once these,
children the students become a little more, confident they can
go there and rather than the adult reading to, them
there's people that bring in their big dog pets and
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they read to the. Dog so the dogs just love
people reading to them. There they're no judgment, There they're
like they're happy you're there reading to. Them it's.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
Wonderful yes it.
Speaker 4 (19:18):
Is and the libraries are great partners of. Ours we
collaborate with, them and you know in our family literacy
programs we have, two one In belglade for, example and
one of their first things they do at the start
of every school year is to go get their library
card and for the families to see how a powerful
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you know, this this building full of books can be
and all the resources that libraries. Have so we're so
grateful for all the good things that our accounting library system,
provides as well as the municipal.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
Libraries, well, yeah and it's not just. Books there's, classes there's,
crafts book. Talks so speaking of author, talks that's another
THING i want to talk with you about. Today you
got you do a couple of really fun. FUNDRAISERS i
know everybody looks forward every year to Your love Of literacy,
luncheon but then you also have your golf. Tournament but
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this year you're actually adding two new, fundraisers which are author.
Talks so who's coming and how DO i get to
go see?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Them, yes so we're just developing these, events but we're
so excited to add these mission centric events to our.
Repertoire for the, year and we're planning In, november uh
For Nicki, rlik who Wrote The, measure which was.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
A read With Jenna. Pick a very thought provoking.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
Book you, know the whole time you're reading it and
even after it really stays with you and gives you
a lot to think. About fantastic for book, discussions And
nicki will be joining us In, november and she has
a new book that just came out this summer Called
The Poppy, fields also a very, interesting intriguing, read and
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it's going to be a lot of fun just to
bring the community together to talk about these books and
discuss the different details and celebrate.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
Reading so that sounds like an exciting talk With. NICKI
i think that's gonna be really fun one to check.
Out and then later on in the year you Have
Ellen hildebrant, coming SO i know whether there's a new show.
Out The Perfect couple was based on her.
Speaker 4 (21:26):
Book, yes she has several books that have been optioned
for shows Like The Perfect, Couple The Five Star, weekend
several books About Nantucket Hotel. Nantucket she's written twenty six
books About nantucket and has a new book coming out
this fall Called The, academy and she for sure is
(21:48):
going to be a huge draw for a coastal celebration
to really bring lots of fans together who really love
her books and love to read just as a wonderful,
escape you, know and fall in love with her characters
as entertaining as they.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
Are oh. Definitely And i'm always amazed by writers and
how they have this whole other world happening that then
they are able to put that on paper or in
a digital format and share that with everybody.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
Else, yes it's you, know reading brings stories to. Life
and whether you're listening to an audio book or someone's
reading aloud to, YOU i think that's actually you're never
too old to be read aloud to. EITHER i try
to do that WHEN i can with my own. Children
BUT i think it's really, powerful and you, know read
(22:38):
together and take turns reading the page and talk about.
Books you, know it really is a way to engage
with you, know whether it be friends or family or your.
Child for a grandparent and, grandchild it works with anyone,
really just bringing people together to talk about common themes
and what they mean to each.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Other, OH i would, Agree and it's, Interesting so LIKE
i like to. Eat So i'll go out to eat
And i'll see a table full of a family full
of people all on their. Phones every now and THEN
i will still SEE i used to see a lot
more often a table full of family members all reading a.
Book oh, WOW i would love to see, that AND
(23:17):
i just think it's fantastic And i'm, like, oh what
are you? Reading AS i walk, by and they all
stop and tell me their, titles And i'm, like oh.
Cool some of THEM i will have read. Already but
it's just so fascinating and lovely to. See AND i
don't honestly know if the people on the books or
they may be on their Little kindle. APPS i don't,
know on their. PHONES i don't, know but it's just
lovely to see. That we actually go out and people are, like,
(23:38):
well what kind of conversation are they? Having i'm, like
same kind of people on the phones are, right, well.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
You, know you've said a couple of.
Speaker 4 (23:45):
Things AND i love that we had campaigns before where you,
know we, say get caught reading and it's.
Speaker 3 (23:52):
WONDERFUL i love to.
Speaker 4 (23:53):
See there was someone around our Bloom Literacy center that
used to walk on his lunch break and he worked
for another, company but he would around holding a book
reading on his lunch, break AND i just would watch
him go by every, day fascinated that he was so
intrigued by that book that he you, know he wanted
to take that time and couldn't put it, down and
he wanted to use his time that. Way and you
(24:16):
know the other thing is that you, know often you
do watch a show that is inspired by or based
on a, book and when you really love those, characters
that really love that, story going back to the book
to find out the, details because there is a lot
more in the, book as you, Said AND i think
that's a really cool thing. Too so a lot of
(24:37):
things that are made into movies were in two.
Speaker 3 (24:39):
Shows go back read the.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Book oh. Yeah all the fans of The True blood
series tons of, books tons of. Books and THEN i
had watched a series Called The Dressed In files AND
i said something To, libramic well is there another? Season she's, like,
unfortunately they only ever did one season FOUR. Tv she's,
like but you're in luck because there's like twenty, books what. Righte,
(25:03):
so and then there was another SERIES i was. Starting
it was like that kind of some kind of fantasy
kind of sci fi kind of. Thing AND i remember
asking the librarian and she's, LIKE i haven't read that,
one but my son just loves. It because they had
book number. Three they didn't have the first two in
the library that, day and she texts. Him she was,
like can she start with book number? Three and she got,
this you, know all these textbacks saying, no, no, no
(25:26):
you must start with number.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
One it just.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
Start he was so CONCERNED i would start out of, order you,
know so we put that one on. Hold but you,
know but it's just SO i think books are such
a fun way for people to engage with each other
and in the world that also have a way to
go explore other parts of the.
Speaker 4 (25:47):
World, absolutely you, know especially you, know this became these
quotes became more popular during the, pandemic but it's been
this way since the beginning of. Time you, know when
reading takes you to far off play is when you
have to stay right where you. Are you, know look at,
leaders you know from the beginning of, time and, they
(26:08):
you know a lot of the skills or strategies or
things that they've learned and implemented come from reading. Books you,
know things that you didn't experience, firsthand or don't get
to experience, firsthand you can read and learn about it
in a. Book and that is a very rare opportunity
really that it's you, know just and mostly you, know
(26:29):
especially through library books where books in the classroom are
opportunities or organizations like ours that are providing books to
children giving them that chance to go to that far
off place to learn about. Something and it's great our,
volunteers you, know they get to know the children and
they pick out books that they know that child is interested.
In so if it's animals or sports or you, know,
(26:52):
travel whatever it is that they want to learn more,
about you, know it's a really wonderful way to you,
know to keep.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
Learning oh, yeah and LIKE i can say back to
my same, nephew when he was a little bit younger than,
THAT i got in like the The Junior Explorer junior NOT,
GEO i mean like all the different kinds of magazines
because he's easier with the pictures at, first got him
some graphic novels or comics that some of us still
call them and sent those to him because you, know graphic, novels, comics.
(27:21):
Magazines all still reading, audiobooks. Reading holding the book is,
reading but all those other things count as well in my.
Speaker 4 (27:29):
Opinion, yes you, KNOW i think all the genres that
we've talked about, reading you, know if that's what a
child is interested in or an adult is interested, in
it's just wonderful that they're. Reading and you, know graphic
novels challenge your brain and your your learning style in
ways that just reading a text. Wouldn't like the text
(27:50):
of the you, know the contents of the, book but
being able to see in the thought bubble and the you,
know the caption and the you know and look at
the ill looking at the, illustrations there's a lot that
you do in processing that that actually contributes to your
learning and actually comprehending the book and the story in
a different way because it's bringing those characters to life
(28:12):
in what you see as the image with the you,
know with just the written. Text SO i think they're
really valuable. Too SO i think those it's great that they're,
popular and if that's what the children want to, read
it's great that there are books like that that they can.
Read and we just want you, know people to anywhere anytime.
Reading keep books in your, car keep them you, KNOW
(28:35):
i always, say you, know just in the, back you,
know parts of the behind the seats or wherever it,
is so that a child has an opportunity if you're
going into a, restaurant to have that book as opposed
to handing them you, know an electronic. Device so, anywhere,
anytime learning can, happen you, know talking about road, signs
talking about what you see out the, window which we
(28:57):
consider to be old fashioned but really. Simple all of
that verbal interaction and, talking and you, know keeping books
around it makes a. Difference and the little free libraries
in our community are. Fantastic we provide a lot of.
Books anytime we get, those you know that we have
extra to, give we will take and try to replenish
and share those with with a little for your.
Speaker 2 (29:19):
Libraries oh that's. FANTASTIC a lot of these people can
donate their time to become a volunteer tutor or to
read to. Folks are there opportunities for people to become,
sponsors whether IT'S i sponsor one book or is a
big corporate?
Speaker 4 (29:33):
Sponsorships, yes so we have a lot of our programs
are sponsored by individuals or book, clubs or certain affinity
groups within a club or a sorority or a, fraternity
or you know a lot of different, groups a lot
of the national honor societies at different high, schools they
(29:57):
will sponsor. Us The Junior league Of Book ratone is
a sponsor of ours where they contribute to Our read
With me and it's five hundred dollars a, session and
that means we can go into that one, school work
with forty, students give them two books. Each and this
is the volunteers going in without training and reading to the.
Kindergarteners so that happens thanks to the generosity of the
(30:21):
community doing. That you, know all of our programs operate
with this type of. Funding we have The Literacy AmeriCorps
program which we recruit thirty members from all over the
country to come here and serve as graduation, coaches reading, tutors.
Mentors you, know these other programs That i've mentioned building better,
readers our family literacy, programs after school programs that we,
(30:45):
provide and also the books working with babies and infants
with our. Pediatricians so sponsorships of our events help support
all of these wonderful programs that are really engaging families
so that they can get the literacies they.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
Need that's. Fantastic so how does somebody become a? Sponsor
do they go the? Website do they call?
Speaker 4 (31:04):
You, yes so we have our events and initiatives listed
online and you can read more about the sponsorship. Opportunities
there's usually a flyer that you can print out if
you want to share that with someone, too on our,
website and or they can give us a. Call we'd
be happy to talk about what it is that they
want to achieve through the sponsorship and we can create
(31:26):
an opportunity for them and see how it fits into
one of our events or maybe try something.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
New and of COURSE i have you sent me your
little packet, here WHICH i. Love this is part of
My amazon. Shoppers you actually have a thing where they
can donate. Books they just go to Your amazon wish
list and add it to the cart and they can
help donate that, way WHICH i think that's just so
convenient and just such a great.
Speaker 4 (31:47):
Idea, yes it's, wonderful you know magic the books just
arrive in the, mail and it's so efficient the way that.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
Works but the book drives.
Speaker 4 (31:57):
Too we have a whole guide of books that we
recommend for that we're asking for for book, drives and
also a book drive poster and all the materials you
need just to even do your own book drive if
you're not going to, Purchase oh very.
Speaker 2 (32:12):
Cool, well thank you so much for coming in and
sharing with. Us it's such a cool thing you're doing
in the. Community very much, needed but definitely very much appreciate.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
It thank you for having.
Speaker 2 (32:21):
Me if you need more, information reach out to Me
Palm Beach perspective at iHeartMedia dot com And i'm happy
to forward on the details and don't forget you always
download the show's a podcast on Our iHeartRadio. App hope
everybody has a wonderful. Weekend i'm Dev nev and this
has been my. Perspective remember life is, good so be
your healthiest to you and let's get out there and live.
(32:41):
It until next. Week Ben jilli I.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
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