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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Jennifer Costley is the Assistant
Director and Youth Services Librarian at the Pendleton Public Library. She has
written three young adult books under the pen name M.F. Lorson and enjoys
writing bi-monthly articles for the Eastern Oregon Parent.<span> </span>Her latest article, “Ready2Learn Five Years
Later,” is now available to download and read, here: <a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss3/8/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss3/8/</a><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">From her article, “</span><span style="line-height:115%">On paper, the
purpose of Ready2Learn was to increase kindergarten readiness. However, the
program had a larger goal: to demonstrate that the services already being provided
in libraries for children ages 0–6 were giving kids a leg up when they entered kindergarten.
This article provides an overview of the program from its launch in 2013 to its
evolution in 2016. As a longtime member of the Ready2Learn coalition, I will
outline the struggles and successes of the program, concluding with the results
of the <span>Kindergarten</span> Assessment conducted
this fall.“<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please read on to learn about the hard work and planning that
went into this early literacy project, and the results that this effort had for
the children of Eastern Oregon.</span></font><span></span></p>
<br></div>Thank you,<br></div>Charles Wood<br></div>OLA Communications<br></div>