{"id":13528,"date":"2019-06-25T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/?p=13528"},"modified":"2019-06-25T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:54:25","slug":"the-power-of-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/the-power-of-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learning to read does change lives:<\/p>\n<p>I was fortunate to have been a part of the Literacy program first as a tutor and later as the literacy coordinator.<br \/>\nI found this to be one of the most rewarding experiences I have had. For many of our students, this is their first exposure to what is a more structured, appropriate and successful method of teaching individuals with Down syndrome how to read.<br \/>\nAlthough I do not tutor now, I often wonder how a former student of mine as well as first time participants are responding. Luckily, I sometimes have the opportunity to chat with a parent and\/or a student about how things are going. I continue to be amazed by the transformations and progress I have seen and heard about.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We love this program. Viola is now wanting to read to us. She has never shown interest before. We can&#8217;t believe it. So Happy!&#8221;<br \/>\nEdith; Viola&#8217;s Mom<\/p>\n<p>Bella is non-verbal and displayed limited eye contact. Her tutor Sarah has established an amazing relationship with her. She shared with me one day, the following: Bella was shown a picture of a hat and the written word beside it. Bella unexpectedly said the word &#8220;hat&#8221; clear as a bell. I almost fell off my chair. This is only one example of the power of our 1:1 literacy tutoring program.<br \/>\nIf these are not &#8220;Best of All&#8217;s&#8221; I don&#8217;t know what is.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Do you want to make a difference in a child or an adult&#8217;s life<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Teach them to READ!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13570\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading-300x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/files\/2019\/06\/Sharon-and-Edward-reading.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Edward and Sharon enjoy reading a book together<\/p>\n<p>Registration for our fall 2019 session will be opening in July. Click the link to learn more about how to volunteer to become a literacy tutor. Training is provided and support is always available.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ABzTFpRjCI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/volunteer\/\">Volunteer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Volunteer&#8221; &#8212; Westchester\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/westchester\/volunteer\/embed\/#?secret=kapCa28G7v#?secret=ABzTFpRjCI\" data-secret=\"ABzTFpRjCI\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Young<\/p>\n<p>Site Coordinator<br \/>\nGiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Westchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning to read does change lives: I was fortunate to have been a part of the Literacy program first as a tutor and later as the literacy coordinator. 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