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Locke, Jill L. – School Library Journal, 1988
The Beginning with Books project distributed 1,000 free packets of children's books to disadvantaged families, and questionnaires showed favorable effects on literacy activities and family reading patterns. The program is now affiliated with the Pittsburgh public library, and a new literacy program is aimed at children in families of adults who…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth, Illiteracy, Literacy Education
