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Family Reading
Honoring Culture by Exploring Stories
Since 1996, Humanities Washington has provided a transformative family reading training especially designed to help low income families and those who speak English as a second language. We use a nationally acclaimed curriculum called “Story Exploring," targeting children between 3 and 5 years old to teach literacy skills within a cultural framework. This training helps both children and parents better understand their own culture and experiences and how those connect them to the broader community–while also learning to read.
Humanities Washington has trained more than 800 teachers and other facilitators to use Story Exploring; distributed more than 115,000 books to children, parents, and teachers; and positively impacted more than 100,000 children and families. The program produces extraordinary results of lasting value, enabling parents and children--through the power of books and language--to discover more about themselves, their families, and their communities.
In partnership with the Washington State Migrant Council and the Washington State Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Humanities Washington provides Motheread trainings to educators and child care providers working with low-income clients. We also provide trainees with stipends to purchase books for children and to start classroom libraries.
For more information on Story Exploring, contact Liv Woodstrom at (206) 682-1770 x102 or by email.
