Travel 25 miles south on I-82 out of Yakima, and you'll find Granger.
With the help of supporters like you, Page Ahead has served Granger students from preschool through second grade, through both our Story Leaders and Book Up Summer programs, and the work is making a difference!
The Granger Early Childhood Center ECEAP* preschool program serves families with income at or below 36% of Washington’s median income. The Center’s six classrooms serve nearly 100 students, 83% of whom are Hispanic/Latinx. All preschoolers participate in Page Ahead’s Story Leaders program, receiving eight free books that they read in class to take home. We also provide professional development for teachers on “hear-and-say” reading techniques to engage students with stories and that they share with their families so the reading practice can continue at home.
* Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program
Roosevelt Elementary is Granger’s only elementary school. With about 600 students (twice the population of a typical Seattle elementary), Roosevelt’s families are majority Hispanic/Latinx (95%) and many are experiencing low income (88%). Last year, your support made it possible for all Roosevelt K–2 students to select 12 brand-new books for summer reading through Book Up Summer book fairs.
With about 600 students (twice the population of a typical Seattle elementary), families at Granger’s Roosevelt Elementary are majority Hispanic/Latinx (95%) and many are experiencing low income (88%). Last year, your support made it possible for all Roosevelt K–2 students to select 12 brand-new books for summer reading through Book Up Summer book fairs.
According to census data, only 14% of Granger homes have 100+ books of any kind at home . . . but thanks to you, Page Ahead families have at least that many kids’ books alone! “Él ama los libros para el un libro nuevo es muy emocionante,” a parent of a Roosevelt kindergartner told us. “He loves books, so a new book is very exciting!”
By the time Roosevelt readers enter third grade, they have at least 36 Page Ahead books at home—and if they attended the Granger Early Childhood Center for preschool, that number jumps to 52! For families with two siblings who go through both programs, that’s at least 104 Page Ahead books on their shelves.
Would you like to help us put kids’ books on shelves in Granger and dozens of other Washington communities?
The Phinneywood blog covered Page Ahead’s efforts to build home libraries and stop summer slide.
June 20, 2019
Page Ahead executive director Susan Dibble speaks with the Seattle Times Education Lab.
May 14, 2020
The Federal Way Mirror reports on Page Ahead’s Book Up Summer program in Federal Way.
July 1, 2020
