about food deserts but there are also book deserts, areas where people just don t have access to books. there are pockets of poverty where they don t have them in their homes, there are no libraries, and in the great forest a little elephant is born. the most important tool that they get are words and there are some kids who grow up hearing lots and lots of words because they re read to every single night. kids living in book deserts don t have that and so reading in books helps level that playing field. very good stuff. this was a great haul. giving kids books almost ensures academic success. what we do is irrigate book deserts by pouring hundreds of thousands of books in. first grade, you will probably want the picture books. teachers are the best distributors of books that we have. we are improving lives one book at a time.
their homes, there are no libr libraries. in the great forest, a little elephant is born. the most important tool that they get are words. and there are some kids who grow up hearing lots and lots of words because they re read to every single night. kids living in book deserts don t have that. and so reading and books helps level that playing field. very good stuff. giving kids books almost ensures academic success. what we do is irrigate book deserts by pouring hundreds of thousands of books in. first grades, you ll probably want the picture books. teachers are the best distributors of books that we have. we are improving lives one book at a time. for more on larry abrams story, go to cnnheroes.com. okay. we have to tell you about this. jeopardy! host ken jennings is in the hot seat because of this
love. it s what makes subaru, subaru. as teachers settle back into their classrooms, a majority have to spend their own money, often hundreds of dollars on supplies for their students. and this week s cnn hero, larry abrams, pardon me, larry, larry abrams, a high school english teacher who recognized how financially challenging that reality is for so many teachers. here he is. so many of us have heard about food deserts, but there are also these things called book deserts. areas where people just don t have access to books. there are pockets of poverty where they don t have them in
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Literacy Advocates Meet to Discuss Lack of Equity in Education
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2021 End Book Deserts Virtual Event Established to Discuss Advocacy for Students and Share Research Based Instructional Strategies for Literacy Development
“Book access is an issue of social justice, and today’s inequity is both inexcusable and highly preventable.” RYE, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 11, 2021 End Book Deserts, http://www.endbookdeserts.com, has announced the 2021 End Book Deserts Virtual Event, the first national event about book culture, equity, and access, to take place August 8-9, 2021. End Book Deserts, a website and podcast created to shine the light on challenges to literacy development in underserved communities, believes that all children regardless of their zip code deserve access to books and reading culture. This event will bring together people and programs who aim to get books into the hands of children and pr