raising readers and MEFLI Announce Development
of Literacy Explorer Kits

Reading is one of the best ways parents can help their children develop a love of books and enjoy a lifetime of reading. However, access to books and the parent's own literacy level can create barriers to making that happen. The Libra Foundation and the Barbara Bush Foundation are working together to help overcome those barriers.

The latest collaboration between these two private foundations involves the development of literacy Explorer Kits based on the raising readers books that are in distribution to Maine families. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy funded the development of the Explorer Kits, which include helpful tips about reading, important child developmental information, playgroup ideas for children and their parents together, and fun activities to help parents extend learning in the home. The Explorer Kits integrate books Maine families receive from the raising readers program into family literacy programming, which will help children and their families get the most out of their books.

The Explorer Kits are available for individual parents, family literacy programs, and other interested organizations, and can be easily downloaded here on the raising readers website and on the the Maine Family Literacy website.