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Thankful.

24 Nov

Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! I hope your day is filled with family, friends, love, warmth and, of course, good food.

I have much to be thankful for. I’m thankful for working in a field where I get to share with so many passionate, enthusiastic people – my library colleagues, my fellow Flannel Friday-ers, all the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy folks, the dedicated preschool teachers I see every day, and the parents who want their children to be successful. I’m thankful for the kids I visit – they are the reason I love my job. I’m thankful for the many authors and illustrators who every day make me excited to share their books with the children and teachers. You make it easy for me to help kids get excited about reading!

THANK YOU, EVERY DAY.

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Early Childhood Education Changes Lives

15 May

On November 13, 2009, I added a postcript to this post  about a young man who spent most of my visit to his school crying. I was able to talk to him, in Spanish, and reassure him that everything was okay. It was his first week of preschool.

This week I made my last visit of the school year to his preschool. He’s still there. In a year and a half, he’s become a confident, sweet, smiling little guy. He speaks to me in accented, but very good, English.

Next year he’ll be in Kindergarten, and I won’t see him.  I will miss him. I wish I could follow him and find out how he progresses in life. I have a feeling, though, that he’s gonna be great.

Never doubt that Early Childhood Education changes lives.

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