Nearly 11,000 Birmingham Students Set to Hear Guest Readers on May 4
BY PAT BYINGTON bhamnow.com On Thursday, May 4, volunteer guest readers will be in EVERY Birmingham City Schools' pre-kindergarten through 5th-grad...
BY PAT BYINGTON bhamnow.com On Thursday, May 4, volunteer guest readers will be in EVERY Birmingham City Schools' pre-kindergarten through 5th-grade classroom at the same time to read. Here is how it works. Better Basics mobilizes hundreds of volunteers who are committed to read a pre-selected, age-appropriate book to a class. They then hand each child a copy of the book for their home libraries. They will deliver books to 11,000 students. In total, volunteers will be reading at 27 Birmingham City Schools in 535 elementary classrooms.