"Reading is a passport to countless adventures"
- Mary Pope Osborne
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Literacy Resources / Recursos de Alfabetización
Celebrating Autism Awareness Month / Celebrando el Mes de Concientización Sobre el Autismo
April is Autism Awareness Month! Check out these books from our Red Bag rotation program that foster inclusion for all children: 

  • Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis (Story Time Video) 
  • My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete 
  • All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer (Story Time Video) 

¡Abril es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Autismo! Vea estos libros de nuestro programa de rotación Red Bag que fomentan la inclusión de todos los niños:

  • Susan Laughs de Jeanne Willis (Video de Story Time)
  • Mi hermano Charlie de Holly Robinson Peete y Ryan Elizabeth Peete
  • All My Stripes de Shaina Rudolph y Danielle Royer (Video de Story Time)
Week of the Young Child 2023 / Semana del Niño Pequeño 2023
In April, we celebrate the Week of the Young Child - a fun week that celebrates early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities.

We celebrate by sharing information so that families can make it a week filled with learning and fun. You can find the resources that were shared here.

En Abril, celebramos la Semana del Niño Pequeño, una semana divertida que celebra el aprendizaje temprano, los niños pequeños, sus maestros, las familias y las comunidades.

Celebramos compartiendo información para que las familias puedan hacer que sea una semana llena de aprendizaje y diversión. Puede encontrar los recursos que se compartieron aquí.
Family Literacy Activities / Actividades de Alfabetización Para la Familia
Our Family Literacy Calendar is a handy day-by-day resource of simple literacy-building activities and fun that you and your family can easily do at home!

¡Nuestro Calendario de Alfabetización Familiar es un recurso útil para el día a día con actividades sencillas de alfabetización y diversión que usted y su familia pueden hacer fácilmente en casa!
Dinner with an Author Gala / Cena con Gala de Autor
Thursday, May 11
6-9 PM
The Newbury Boston
More than two dozen celebrated authors from the worlds of mystery, romance, historical fiction, and other genres will join us as we come together to celebrate “Our First Teachers" and raise much-needed funds for Raising A Reader MA to close the literacy opportunity gap.

Our signature fundraiser, Dinner with an Author, celebrates "Our First Teachers.” Below are some memories as shared by a few of our esteemed authors. 
Guest Emcee
Candy O'Terry
Award-Winning Broadcaster & Podcaster
"My earliest teachers taught me not only how to read, but how to speak English. Though I was born and raised in Boston, my first language was Korean, and I remember feeling both bewildered and interested on my first day of pre-school, when I could not understand what anyone was saying. My teacher Joyce (as we called her) made English have meaning for me, both spoken and on the page. She also oversaw my first literary production, at age four—an original, illustrated adaptation of “Little Red Riding Hood” that ended badly."

Ilyon Woo, Author of Master Slave Husband Wife
"I still remember that feeling of anticipation as early as kindergarten, when it was time to form a circle and hear our teacher read a story. I credit my high school English teacher for training my mind to appreciate great writing. By studying a rigorous syllabus of classics, popular fiction, and short stories, we learned how great writers use phrasing and language to communicate themes and symbolism. I learned how to READ, which planted in me the desire to write."

Beth C. Greenberg, Author of First Quiver (Cupid's Fall #1)
"I had wonderful teachers who opened my eyes to the magic of reading. My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Place, was the first one to suggest that I could write my own book, and even give hope to others who would read it -- and it inspired me for life!"

Diane Hessan, Author of Our Common Ground
"My parents, I suppose, were my first and most devoted teachers. They read to my sister and me every night and bought us books. I remember during one summer in St. Louis reading Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" out loud with my sister and mother during the hot afternoons."

Michael Ponsor, Author of The One-Eyed Judge and Point of Order (Launching August 23, 2023)
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit the event website using the button below.
With special thanks to our media partner:
¡Únase a Raising A Reader MA, nuestros amables anfitriones, invitados y 26 estimados autores, mientras celebramos 17 años de criar lectores el 11 de mayo! La cena con un autor, nuestro evento exclusivo de recaudación de fondos, es una velada inspiradora de historias en apoyo de nuestra misión de cerrar la brecha de oportunidades de alfabetización entre los niños de 0 a 6 años en comunidades de escasos recursos.

Los autores incluyen: Julie Brown, Christy Cashman, Laura DeSisto, Emily Franklin, Allegra Goodman, Beth C. Greenberg, Lynne Reeves Griffin, Desmond Hall, Diane Hessan, Virginia Hume, Rachel Kadish, Henriette Lazaridis, William Landay, Helen Elaine Lee, William Martin, Claire Messud, Ben Mezrich, Tonya Mezrich, Michael Ponsor, Edward Lee Rocha, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Dan Shaughnessy, Katherine Sherbrooke, Nadia Liu Spellman, Ilyon Woo, James Wood, and more!
Hay entradas y oportunidades de patrocinio disponibles. Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web del evento usando el botón a continuación.
Who's Supporting RAR-MA? / ¿Quién Apoya a RAR-MA?
The work we do toward helping young learners cannot be done without the generosity and thoughtfulness of our partners in our mission. We are so grateful to count the following organizations for their support:

El trabajo que hacemos para ayudar a los jóvenes estudiantes no se puede hacer sin la generosidad y consideración de nuestros socios en nuestra misión. Estamos muy agradecidos de contar con las siguientes organizaciones por su apoyo:

  • Nan Haar Legacy Foundation
  • Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation

Thank you all so much, from the entire RAR-MA community.

Muchas gracias a todos, de parte de toda la comunidad RAR-MA.
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