From a public presentation (Oct. 6, 2010) updating the Children and Families Commission of Orange County on THINK Together's early literacy program. These slides were preceded by a video that will subsequently be posted at http://YouTube.com/THINKtogether.

1. THINK Together’s
SCHOOL SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM

2. THINK Together’s Early Literacy Program 2009-2010
38% increase in the 20% increase in the
number of times a number of times
child asked to look at parent child looked at
a book with a parent books together

3. THINK Together’s Early Literacy Program 2010-2011
Continue to …
Implement an early literacy parent engagement program
modeled after the nationally recognized Raising a Reader
program
Monitor children’s progress towards desired outcomes
Collaborate with SAUSD Early Childhood, Healthy Tomorrow’s,
Public Library
Launch …
THINK Together/HABLA pilot

4. 2010-2011 SAUSD Partner Schools
Deliver augmented
2010-2011 Raising a Reader
Existing Early Literacy program 2x a
2009-2010 Preschool Target
School program (# of students) (# of students)
week
Walker x n/a 35
Franklin x n/a 35
Heninger x 96 (96+25) 121
Pio Pico x 48 (48+52) 100
Lowell 48 (48+52) 100
Sepulveda n/a 35
Lincoln 48 (48+26*) 74
500
*Center-based HABLA evidence based program small group setting

5. THINKtogether.org
facebook.com/THINKtogether
linkedin.com/companies/THINK-together
twitter.com/THINK_together