10-3-2011 DeKalb Reads offering parent workshops

 

AUBURN - DeKalb Reads offers parents of kindergarten students a better understanding of their role in their child’s learning. The two-part workshop series will demonstrate how parents can best help their children achieve grade-level learning. 

 

Workshop activities are hands-on and designed to make learning fun for parents and children. Six community members received special training for guiding parents through the series. Workshops will be held at local libraries and a church.

 

DeKalb County Learning Link, an initiative of the community foundation, is sponsoring DeKalb Reads with key partners, DeKalb Central and Garrett-Keyser-Butler school districts. The schools selected workshop participants based on the students who have the most to gain. Parents or guardians who attend both sessions will receive a start on their child’s home library valued at over $100. Generous community donors funded the program.

 

Learning Link works to improve the quality of life for all in DeKalb County through continuous learning. Its early childhood education team set a goal for 90 percent of entering kindergarten students being ready for success in school by 2015. DeKalb Reads will help ensure school achievement for the children of those who participate.

 

For more information about Learning Link, an education initiative of the DeKalb County Community Foundation, go to DeKalbLearningLink.org or call Judy Sorg at the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 925-0311, or plan to attend the Learning Link community meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Auburn First United Methodist Church. Three action teams will make brief reports and solicit community input in small groups. Dinner will be provided by sending reservations to Dwilson@DeKalbFoundation.org by Wednesday.