First Book Rocks 2011!

First Book has been a little busy… That may be the understatement of the year!   First Book has been very busy spreading the me…

Give the Gift of Literacy!

Trying to figure out what to give this holiday season?   Give the gift of literacy.   Here are a few special literacy initiatives…

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy presents, A Celebration of Reading!

“ The home is the child's first school, the parent is the child's first teacher, and reading is the child's first s…

Books in Baltimore!

This past Friday I had the honor of working with Reach Out and Read to do a site visit at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center!   …

Looking for a way to get involved?

There are tons of ways to get involved in the fight against illiteracy. I have aligned myself with First Book and Reach Out and…

Illiteracy and Your Health

When most people think of the effects of illiteracy they think of the obvious- the inability to read a newspaper, fill out a job …

Illiteracy

I want to put ending illiteracy at the forefront of the national agenda.   Illiteracy is an issue that flies under the radar.   I…