Read Together: Meet the Jamison family
With a 12- and 4-year-old, life is busy for the Jamison family. Reading is part of their everyday life, but there’s no set routine.
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With a 12- and 4-year-old, life is busy for the Jamison family. Reading is part of their everyday life, but there’s no set routine.
For Julia Holcomb and Javier Sanz and their two young sons, reading is all about connection: to each other, to extended family, and to places,
Reading time is family time for Carlos Herrera, Monica Kweman, and their 5-year-old daughter, Mila.
When 8-year-old Alex and his mom, Eva, talk about reading, his excitement is a tangible thing: he’s on the edge of his seat, waiting for his turn to share.
Let Aliya Minter paint a picture for you of what reading time looks like in her house: “We’re a family of six, so just imagine everything crazy. Crazy, all the time. Pretty much that’s it.”
Reading is a regular part of the Anderson family’s routine, but a part that parents Jenni and Devin aim to keep interesting and fun for their two young children.
Read Together is a collaborative effort to have more children in Mecklenburg County experience reading together with an adult, which is a simple yet powerful way to help children develop and grow critical literacy skills.
