Throughout the Mahoning Valley, children are boosting their vocabulary and reading skills thanks to a critical literacy development program. Reach Out and Read is a national program dedicated to promoting early literacy and school readiness in children ages 6 months to 5 years. Reach Out and Read focuses on helping children grow by incorporating books […]
‘Healing Literally’ comes alive in baby Hazel’s memory
Today would have been the 7th birthday of their daughter, Hazel, but Emily and John McKenna, of Stow, took a sad song and made it better. They marked the day by making a donation of more than 400 children’s books to Akron Children’s in her memory, bringing their young children and grandparents along to reunite […]
Reading can help children with every chapter in their lives – (VIDEO)
A story before bedtime – or anytime – always has a happy ending for parents and children alike, and there’s research to back it up. In this Children’s Channel video, Heidi Kline, the Reach Out and Read Coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses school readiness, bonding and other benefits to sharing a story with a […]
Books Motivate Preschooler to Get Well, Help Others
When 4-year-old Mason Sable was hospitalized for 2 weeks with a rare and very serious pneumonia in March, his parents, Joci and Rob, were already thinking about their plan to give back to the hospital once he got better. Then the perfect idea presented itself. “After Mason’s surgery, it was imperative for him to get […]
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