National Partners

Lionel, one of the characters on Between the Lions.

 

Sirius Thinking

With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Family Place is working with Sirius Thinking, a producer of the PBS Between the Lions program, to create library-based “Reading Dens" which will combine the resources and expertise of this award winning show with those of the public libraries to improve the reading skills of young students.  A collaboration between ALC, Middle Country Public Library (MCPL), and Sirius Thinking, "Reading Dens" will be created and tested at MCPL, the Freeport (NY) Memorial Library, and the New Haven Free Public Library. Stay tuned!  

Get Ready to Read

Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) is a national program to build the early literacy skills of preschool children. GRTR! brings research-based strategies to parents, early education professionals, and child care providers to help prepare children to learn to read and write. Our goal is to ensure that all children have opportunities to become successful readers. Get Ready to Read! is an initiative of the National Center for Learning Disabilities

 

 

National Association of Mother Centers

The NAMC is the leading organization that recognizes the challenges, realities and importance of mothering, offering programs that educate and support mothers in local centers, in libraries and in the workplace, as well as doing advocacy in the fields of postpartum depression, early care and education, work/life balance and the economic impact of being a care giver.

Parent-Child Home Program

The Parent-Child Home Program, a research-proven home visiting model, prepares young children for school success by increasing language and literary skills, enhancing social-emotional development, and strengthening the parent-child relationship.