Nemours and Families Building Better Readers: Offering parents a reading workshop in Spanish

Jacksonville, Florida
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 06:04 PM EDT

WHO: Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative and Families Building Better Readers.

WHAT: A dynamic reading workshop completely in Spanish designed for Hispanic parents of elementary age children. This all-Spanish workshop will teach parents how to set their children up for successful reading practice at home with 10 research-based activities they can do with their children to improve reading performance. With a construction theme that adds an element of fun to the event for parents, each parent will receive a “tool kit” and “blueprint for success” that includes reading materials and activities to do within their own home. Please note no English will be spoken at this event, and this is for parents ONLY.

WHY: To provide this enriching opportunity to the Hispanic population in Jacksonville.

WOW: Current sponsors include the Mayor's Hispanic Advisory Council, Eco-Latino, Hola Noticias, Mi Hogar Magazine, local Hispanic radio stations WVOJ, WEWC, WNNR, Families Building Better Readers and Nemours BrightStart!.

WHEN: Saturday, June 28, 9:00 a.m. – Noon (EDT)

WHERE: Nemours Children’s Clinic 10th Floor Auditorium (807 Children’s Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207)

Media is invited to attend! Please RSVP to Odette Struys at ostruys@nemours.org or 904-697-4186

About Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative
Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative is a division of Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Offering free screenings to pre-kindergartners in Duval County, Nemours BrightStart! identifies children at-risk for dyslexia and provides intensive educational intervention, in an effort to prepare them for reading success in kindergarten. For additional information call: (904) 858-3118 or visit www.nemours.org

modified: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 @ 02:09 PM EDT
created: Monday, July 07, 2008 @ 06:01 PM EDT

About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.