The Name Honors the Process

Miriam Soto with her sons, Mauricio and Lucas. 

As we shared in the Good Samaritan Babies' class this week one mother offered a profound observation.  Lucas, her fourth child, is quiet and more reserved than Mauricio, who graduated out of Growing with Books last year when he turned three.  As she talked about her children at different stages of growth, and how they enjoy reading books together, the older ones reading to the younger ones, she said:  "El nombre honra el proceso."  (The name honors the process.)  She went on to explain how children really do grow with the books they read.  This is exactly what we want our families to be learning and it is exciting to hear them express this so freely.

-Dawn Noelle

Fall 2013 - off to a great start!

Each of our classes are taking on their own flavor and we have started off with great attendance at Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, Tenderloin Children's Playground, and Hilltop Pregnant and Parenting Teens Program.

At the TLCP there are many options and "stations" for families to visit as a part of the San Francisco City College Childhood Observation class led by Ana Fisher.  On Wednesdays, I set up The Reading Tree table where families can come and read together.  For each book they read, they can add a tissue paper leaf to their very own "reading tree".  I like the way the tissue paper gives the trees some extra texture.  Who knows, we might get creative and had flowers or fruit in the future!

-Dawn Noelle