Books For MICA

Through the Family Development and Headstart programs at MICA, Read 2 Lead provides books and literacy care packages for children, classrooms, parents and educators! 


HERE'S HOW WE DO IT!

Book Gifting

Through the MICA programs & in partnership with GNSD Highschool students & Read 2 Lead,, children and their caregivers are gifted up to 2 books each month! In December, children are given Literacy Care Packages with hand made quilts created by students in Mrs. Skouson's Life Responsibilities Class!


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Parent & Educator Resource Library

Classroom Library

Educator Recommended & Kid Approved!

Story book Studying

New in 2022! Early Childhood Learners engage with peers, teachers and parents through multiple readings on favorite story selections. With each new story book study, each child receives a book copy to share at home! 

DID YOU KNOW?

Approximately 489 literacy care packages have been provided to children ages birth to five in our community since this project first launched in 2017!


Literacy Care Packages

Through local grant funding, community book and blanket drives and special partnerships with quilt making groups, such as The Midland Quilt Makers and the Life Responsibilities Class at Grinnell High School, our earliest learners (Birth - five) are provided with their own personalized "Literacy Care Package".  

Literacy Care Packages include a selection of new high-quality, developmentally appropriate children's books (up to 4 books) to bring home and enjoy over the winter season.  Selected books are carefully packaged with a reusable book bag and include a new blanket or hand made quilt, stuffed animal, information on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the local library. A quick tips bookmark to promote shared reading experiences between children and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) is provided as well.  Each package is further personalized for every child by including a high interest book alongside a blanket and stuffed toy/animal that would be the child's favorite color, theme, character or superhero.