Georgia HumanitiesPRIME TIME® Family Reading Time
PRIME TIME® Family Reading Time is a family literacy program that helps economically and educationally vulnerable families bond around the act of reading and talking about books.
Economically and educationally vulnerable families, including families at risk for low-literacy · One 90-minute session per week for six weeks
From georgiahumanities.org/programs/books-literacy ↗About this program
The program demonstrates a model of reading and discussion designed to encourage thinking beyond the standard who, what, where, and when of the story, and includes interactive storytelling and group discussion that takes place in one 90-minute session per week for six weeks.
PRIME TIME® addresses illiteracy and low-literacy using the humanities as a tool to create excitement about reading, and programs are often conducted in Spanish and English.
The impact of PRIME TIME® is significant: the program delivers quality humanities education experiences to families at risk for low-literacy; increases public library use among participants; increases family bonding and reading time of participants; and positively affects the attitude and behavior of families regarding reading.
The PRIME TIME® program is facilitated in Georgia through a partnership between Georgia Humanities and the Georgia Public Library Service.
Details
- Who
- Economically and educationally vulnerable families, including families at risk for low-literacy
- When
- One 90-minute session per week for six weeks
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