Bingo for Books Event at Wiggins Elementary in Camden Gives Families Knowledge and Tools to Promote Summer Reading

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children’s Literacy Initiative:

WHAT:	Event for families of kindergarten to third grade students at Wiggins Elementary School in Camden where parents and caregivers can learn helpful strategy to encourage their children to read during the summer break.
	Bingo for Books is part of the Camden Literacy Project, a multifaceted project launched by the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) and funded by Townsend Press, a highly regarded educational publisher based in Camden County, NJ. Bingo for Books will support parents and caregivers in reading with their children, particularly during the summer months. Families will receive a CLI-produced guidebook as part of the event, as well as tips for reading with their children. Families will also receive high-quality children’s books that can enrich home libraries.
	The Camden Literacy Project has also sponsored training sessions for elementary teachers on summer reading loss and will host a “book grab,” where students from Wiggins Elementary and St. Anthony’s School will receive a custom selection of grade-appropriate books to read over the summer break and use to build a home library.
	This event is for Wiggins Elementary families and is not open to the public, but members of the media are invited to attend.
WHO:	Dr. Judith Nadell and John Langan, founders, Townsend Press
	Dr. Kelly Hunter, executive director, Children’s Literacy Initiative
WHEN:	Thursday, May 24, 4:30-6:00 pm
WHERE:	Wiggins Elementary School, 400 Mount Vernon Street, Camden

For more information, please contact Jen Weikert, [e-mail] or 215-432-0156.

About Children’s Literacy Initiative

Philadelphia-based Children’s Literacy Initiative is a national nonprofit that provides professional development services to pre-kindergarten through third grade teachers to transform literacy instruction so that all children can become powerful readers, writers, and thinkers. In partnership with schools and districts, CLI Model Classrooms provide teachers with the tools, training, leadership, and peer support they need to deliver quality literacy instruction. CLI was awarded an Investing in Innovation validation grant by the U.S. Department of Education in 2010. For more information on CLI’s work, visit www.childrensliteracyinitiative.org.