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Great Falls Public Schools and Benefis Health System aim literacy efforts at newborns

If strong reading skills lead to strong learning skills, which leads to graduation, then the Books for Babies partnership with Great Falls Public Schools http://www.gfps.k12.mt.us/ and Benefis Health System http://www.benefis.org/Main/Home.aspx should be a step in the right direction, but it needs the public’s help.

Every child born at Benefis Health System will be given a new board book along with a pamphlet of literacy information in a small book bag designed by local volunteers. So far, 957 new board books have been handed out to parents as they are registering to have their baby at the hospital, according to Carol Paul, literacy coach for Great Falls Public Schools. The district had a $5,000 grant to spend on those books.

"We know readers begin in the laps of their parents," Paul said.

Kristen Cates, GreatFalls

Full Story: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/05/27/gfps-aims-literacy-efforts-newborns/28041523/

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