Text And Learn for Kindergarten
Sign up to receive text messages twice a week with easy, fun activities you can do that help prepare your child for school success.
Summary Terms & Conditions: Our mobile text messages are intended for subscribers over the age of 13 and are delivered via U.S. short code 77453. You may receive up to 10 message(s) per month for TALK. Message and data rates may apply. This service is available to persons with text-capable phones subscribing to AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA, Cincinnati Bell, Centennial Wireless, Unicel, U.S. Cellular®, or Boost. For help, text TALKHELP to 77453, email TALK@ypsilibrary.org, or call +1-734-482-4110 x1340. You may stop your mobile subscription at any time by text messaging STOP to 77453.
TALK is a free service for families in Washtenaw County with children ages 5 and under. This project is funded (in part) with a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library of Michigan.
Summer Reading
Reading keeps your children’s brain engaged over the summer, which is important for kids to succeed in school. Check at your local library to see what Summer Reading events are going on!
Challenge code: #raisingareader
Find your library’s Summer Reading Program:
Did you know singing, talking, and playing with babies and young children builds the skills they need to do well in school?
Research shows the more words children hear by the time they enter kindergarten, the more likely they are to succeed. Parents and caregivers play an important role in a child’s education from the time of birth. Give your child a head start by subscribing to TALK!
Goals
TALK empowers parents and caregivers of Washtenaw County children by suggesting easy ways to increase the number of words a child hears through reading, singing and playing.
By helping build these key literacy skills, TALK aims to improve the school readiness of our community’s children.
Texts from TALK will also connect parents to area events and services that offer learning opportunities for their children, such as library storytimes.
This project is funded (in part) with a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library of Michigan.
