Kirby McCurtis San Diego Public Library US has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth among comparable countries Empower amp Educate Community Partnerships Alternative High Schools ID: 196817
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Cuddle Up & Read, SDPL: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Kirby McCurtis
San Diego Public LibrarySlide2
U.S. has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth among comparable countries. Slide3
Empower & EducateSlide4
Community Partnerships
Alternative High Schools—
Mark Twain High School Garfield High SchoolJuvenile Court & Community School— Lindsay Community Day School Slide5
Taking the library to the teens
Books, rhymes, finger play, music & movementSlide6
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storytime
boxes each contain:
48 board books
12 finger puppets
12 propsSlide7
74 bags distributed581 books given for
home librariesSlide8
Rhyme & Activity CardsSlide9
“…kindergarten-age and adolescent children of teen mothers exhibit relative disadvantages on most cognitive and academic outcomes…”
I’m still a rock star/I’ve got my rock movesSlide10
Surveys say…
87 % of respondents can explain why reading is important
85% of respondents were encouraged to read by
storytimeSlide11
Training
1 Early Literacy Workshop: 50 librarians and library staff trained
1 webinar: 139 librarians trained
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Maura & Nathan
“[I liked] learning how to get our kids to like books and how they can learn by us reading and playing and showing the pictures in the books”Slide13
THANK YOU!
Yes, he’s winking at you