06.29.2007 - By Cable in the Classroom (www.ciconline.org)
Louise Brown was recognized for her work managing Wood-to-Wonderful’s Reading is Toyrific, a literacy outreach program that motivates young children from low-income families to read by pairing each student with a local volunteer mentor and providing each with their own library of age-appropriate books and corresponding toys. In her podcast (MP3, 13.5 MB), Brown discusses how Wood-to-Wonderful expanded and created to Reading is Toyrific. Learn about the kids in the Reading is Toyrific program, the challenges they face, what obstacles Wood-to-Wonderful faces as a grassroots organization and how Comcast and its employees have helped Reading is Toyrific thrive. Technorati tags: Louise Brown, early literacy, Comcast, Wood-to-Wonderful, Reading is Toyrific, Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards, cable, CIC, Cable in the Classroom, cableintheclassroom, tv, school, education, NCTA