Listen to the Stories for
Children Show Monday July 28, 2014 at 6pm Eastern - 5pm Central - 4pm
Mountain - 3pm Pacific for a special on Summer Reading Programs and Book
Clubs. Mom's Choice & Award-winning Author Virginia S Grenier will
be talking about the importance of children and teens reading through
the summer months.
Our guest today is Rebecca Kelley, the National Director of
Achievement Gap Initiatives of the YMCA. During 12 years with the YMCA
of Greater Cincinnati, Rebecca co-led a multi-sector community team that
developed the award-winning Cincinnati Community Learning Center
initiative and academic enrichment programs, including CincyAfterSchool,
a 2013 nominee for National Summer Learning Association’s Award of
Excellence. Through school-community partnership, Cincinnati produced a
rise in graduation rates during the past decade from 50 percent to 82
percent, and a reduction in the achievement gap from 14.5 percent to 4.5
percent. Prior to joining the YMCA, Rebecca served as the director of
knowledge and innovation for Strive’s National Network at the
KnowledgeWorks Foundation, she supported more than 90 cradle to career
collective impact initiatives.
Grenier, with her guest Rebecca Kelley, hope to not only share their
love of the written word, but also what makes a good book for young
readers and much more.
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