More, empty, full, heavy, long, many, small, one, two, same, over, under, in, out, square and circle. Talking doesn’t just get our children ready to read. It grows their math concepts also.The more early math concepts children have before they … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Parents and children have chosen and taken home 7400 books from the Adams County Health Department! Thank you Adams County for collecting 7400 books so far. Congratulations to Adams County Health Department for displaying the books. Congratulations to parents and … Continue reading
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Parents and toddlers came to Washington School for a Quincy Public Library story time “Cookie Caper.” Parents chose cookie themed books to take home and met Parents As Teachers staff. Everyone had … Continue reading
RSG Kids were at the Quincy Public Library kickoff of the Big Read/Little Read! Young children selected a free copy of Mercer Mayer’s mystery book about lost dinosaur bones and enjoyed activities including digging for dinosaur bones! Join Quincy … Continue reading
Debbie Niederhauser, Regional Superintendent of Schools, is seen here with Andy Sprague, Chairman of the Community Foundation Board of Directors. Ready Set Grow is very grateful for financial support from Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. When … Continue reading
Some John Wood Community College education majors shared books with parents and children at Adams County Health Department’s Reading: A Healthy Habit program. Congratulations to the parents because the seeds of school success are planted early. Thank you to the … Continue reading
Learning and language development happen everywhere. United Way of Adams County celebrated the installation of the first Born Learning Trail. Parents and caregivers can have fun with their children and help their language grow by following the activities on the … Continue reading
Today the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever policy statement focused on literacy promotion, calling for advising all parents about the many benefits of reading aloud, which promotes literacy and social-emotional skills. Dr. Pamela High, lead author of the … Continue reading
Quincy Public Library announces the Little Read program that follows the Big Read theme. The kick-off will take place 4-7 p.m. September 11th at the Quincy Museum, 1601 Maine. Children birth to grade 2 will enjoy the book The Lost Dinosaur … Continue reading
What if we all do something that will change everything? Third graders at Adams School took the challenge to get little ones ready for kindergarten. Under the direction of music teacher Sarah Guilford, they wrote and illustrated a children’s book, … Continue reading