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R.E.A.D. - A Literacy Program For Your 4 Month - 4 Year Old

An early literacy class

By Nicole Provosty August 26, 2019
Marilyn Levin knows kids. She taught kindergarten for twelve years! With her special interest and expertise in reading, she founded R.E.A.D. in 2002, an early literacy class that incorporates puppetry, music, crafts and dress up into storytime. Her goal is to help little ones develop a love of books at a young age.

Levin says, "If you can get them to respond to literature in some way, it becomes part of who they are." The basic goal of the class is to create a life long love of books and boost your child's literacy skills - all through creative play.

My good friend Leslie told me that her two and a half year old adored this class. She would wake up nearly every morning asking, "Mommy, are we going to R.E.A.D. today?" She especially loved checking out a new backpack each week filled with books and fun activities.

Although my children did not attend R.E.A.D., I visited the class a couple of years ago to take a peek and report back here to you. There were books, singing, puppets, musical instruments, bubbles, and Willoughby the elephant (R.E.A.D.'s cute mascot), all based around the theme of the week, Hanukah, celebrating the Festival of Lights. The next week's theme would be Jingle Bells, with books and songs full of Christmas fun. 

Here's what really struck me: At the end of the class, parents were coming up to Marilyn to talk about their plans to enroll in the next session. Obviously, parents and their children love R.E.A.D.!

FALL 2019 SESSION runs September 7 – December 5, 2019. Visit www.readnola.com to register.

DISCOUNTS - The following discounts are available and will be applied at checkout:

Multiple Class / Sibling Discount

You will receive a 5% discount added to your cart if you register for 2 classes. (This includes two siblings registering for classes or for one child registering for more than one class per week.)

Literacy Awakenings

$285

Price includes your choice of the following items: Stuffed Willoughby, Willoughby outfit, or R.E.A.D. CD
Twelve 45 minute classes, once per week
Books, Fingerplays, Sign Language and Songs

4-11 Months 
Thursday 8:30 am - 9:15 am
Thursday 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Literacy Beginnings

$360

Price includes your choice of the following items: Stuffed Willoughby, Willoughby outfit, or R.E.A.D. CD
Twelve 1 hour classes, once per week
Books, Fingerplays, Songs and Hands-on Activities.

9-36 Months
Wednesday 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Saturday 9:15am to 10:15am

9-15 Months
Tuesday 10:30am to 11:30am

12-24 Months
Monday 9:15am to 10:15am

16-30 Months 
Wednesday 9:15am to 10:15am

18-36 Months 
Tuesday 9:15am to 10:15am

2-4 Years
Wednesday 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Bring a lunch to eat before class begins at 12:30pm.

P.S. Here is one of our past R.E.A.D. articles with a testimonial from the mother of a 4 year old that will tell you a lot about the class. 

GIVEAWAY 

This giveaway is for parents and children new to R.E.A.D.

Win a Fall 2019 session of your choice for 1 child.

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