Fox 4 Book Campaign: Reading lays the foundation for a child's future

Fox 4 Book Campaign: Reading lays the foundation for a child's future

Studies show kids who grow up with books in their homes have a major advantage over children who do not.

This is because books lay a foundation for a child’s future.

Fox 4 is owned by E.W.

Scripps, and ever year for “National Reading Day,” our company’s charitable organization, the Scripps Howard Foundation, commits to raising money to put books in the hands of kids in need through our "If you give a child a book..." Campaign.

CONFIRMED TO US THAT THEY’RETRYING TO DETERMINE IF A CARWENT INTO THE WATER.WE WILL OF COURSE KEEP YOUUPDATED ON THE SITUATION.WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OUR "IFYOU GIVE A CHILD A BOOK..."CAMPAIGN HERE AT FOX 4.WE’RE ASKING YOU TO JOIN US INOUR MISSION -- TO HELP EVERYCHILD IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, HAVEACCESS TO A BOOK.SO MANY KIDS HERE IN OUR AREA,DON’T EVEN HAVE A BOOK OF THEIROWN.SO TODAY, I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOWREADING REALLY LAYS THEFOUNDATION FOR A CHILD’S FUTURE.AND HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE ADIFFERENCE.:08-:141:07-1:141:32-1:392:05-2:102ND GRADE TEACHER BRIE BABYAKSAYS THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THEMOMENT A CHILD READS ON THEIROWN FOR THE FIRST TIME.<BRIE "I had a little girl lastyear, when she was actuallyreading and she like read awhole like page, she was like,’Oh, my gosh, I did it.

I canread!’" 10 secSHE SAYS THIS GIVES THEMCONFIDENCE, AND MAKES THEM WANTTO CONTINUE READING EVERY DAY --A SKILL KIDS REALLY NEED TOBUILD A BETTER FUTURE.LISA "it kind of sets the stagefor what the rest of their lifeis going to look like, right?"BRIE "If they don’t like to readat a young age, they’re notgoing to be as successful asthey go through the schoolprocess.

If they’re not veryproficient readers, that makesit very difficult for them tofeel successful and besuccessful.

Not that they can’tbe, because they’re wonderfulkids and they can all learn andgrow, But fostering that lovefor reading is one of teaching’snumber one jobs" 24 secDR. ELIZABETH ELLIOTT IS APROFESSOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ATFGCU.ELLIOTT "the single mostpredictor of future success isthe ability to read"DR. ELLIOTT HAS DONE EXTENSIVEWORK ON THIS VERY SUBJECT, ANDSAYS THE STANDARD SAYING IS TRUE-- READING IS FUNDAMENTAL.ELIZABETH "think about it, theworld is a print richenvironment.

If you look, youknow, the sign on your desk orthe back of my desk or our ownname, recognizing that, so thatis what our whole society andworld is about is the ability toread"AND TALLICA TIDWELL, A PRESCHOOLTEACHER FOR 8 YEARS, SAYSLITERACY ISN’T THE ONLY CRUCIALSKILL THAT COMES FROM READING.TALLICA "books are an easy way,to capture their attention.let’s just say Jimmy wants tolearn about dinosaurs.

There’sso many books about dinosaursthat are going to extend thelearning for them" 10 secSHE IS NOW AN EARLY LITERACYADVISOR AT THE EARLY LEARNINGCOALITION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-- WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE THEAVAILABILITY OF QUALITY EARLYLEARNING IN OUR AREA.IT’S CEO, SUSAN BLOCK, SAYSYOUNG KIDS WHO’VE BEEN READ TO,AND HAVE HEARD A LOT OF WORDS INTHEIR EARLIEST YEARS, ARE MORELIKELY TO BE ON PAR WITH THEIRPEERS AT A THIRD GRADE READINGLEVEL -- A BIG INDICATOR OF HIGHSCHOOL GRADUATION.SUSAN "and we know all pathsstart from a high school degree,whether you’re going into themilitary, technical school,you’re going to go to college,or you’re going to theworkforce" 8 secA SKILL DR. ELLIOTT SAYS EVERYCHILD SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO.ELLIOTT "hopefully we caninstill the love of reading toall children.

And I think youprogram of putting a book intheir hands, is an incredibleopportunity for anyone" 11 secREMEMBER -- DONATIONS MADE HEIN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, WILL*STAY* IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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