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First Book makes difference right here in SC Kentucky Remember last August when Barbara Armitage wrote the letter urging more ColumbiaMagazine.com readers to vote each day for Kentucky to win the First Book 50,000 free books contest, and you responded to put Kentucky over the top with her's and CM's daily reminder during the clickstorm period? And Kentucky won? Well, here's a case for the effort has paid off with real dividends, right in our own neighborhood, in Metcalfe County, KY -EW By Camilla Shive Ive witnessed many success stories throughout my career but the one I am about to share with you is by far the most powerful Imagine living in poverty with an uneducated mother whose only income is the money she receives from the government to put food on the table for her children. Now, imagine growing up in this environment as a non-verbal three-year-old, deprived of attention, cultural activities and books that would allow him to grow, learn and mature. This was Jacob's life until Thomas & Friends arrived from First Book. Jacob received his Thomas & Friends: Thomas Read Along Storybook from First Books special What Book Got You Hooked? book distribution held in Kentucky earlier this year. Little did I know the effect this gift had on Jacob until his grandmother brought him in one morning after having the book at home for a week. She said, He sleeps with it, takes it to the table and puts it in his book bag every day to bring it to school. I have to sneak it out of his book bag so we can leave it here at home. Immediately after learning the books influence on Jacob, Thomas & Friends was incorporated into all his classroom and speech therapy lessons. After only a day of using the book in speech class, The Little Boy completed 95% of his work for the daya miraculous turnaround for this once completely non-verbal child. He began to speak with more clarity and spoke often of Thomas, naming every train in the story. At the end of the week, Jacob made a magnificent improvement: he said a complete sentence, Turn the page, Miss Tina. Thanks to First Book, little miracles do still happen. As a former Metcalfe County teacher and current manager of a child development and Head Start center, I have seen firsthand the importance of books and reading in the development of a childs life. Many of the parents I meet struggle daily to provide the necessary things for their families and books are always at the bottom of that list. And because many of them are not able to read, they will not visit the local library with their children. Without First Book, there would be no opportunity for these children to have books in the home and stories like The Little Boys would not exist. Books inspire children to accomplish remarkable feats. Thomas & Friends inspired Jacob to speak. What a miracleall because of a book. What miracle will you inspire? Donate to First Book today and make a world of difference in the life of a child just like Jacob. With many thanks, s/Camilla Shive Community Action of Southern Kentucky Child Development Center Manager Edmonton, KY This story was posted on 2009-07-13 10:01:17
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