bringing deployed parents home for the night!
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Bringing deployed parents home for the night!www.unitedthroughreading.orgwww.unitedthroughreading.org
Deployed military personnel communicate with their children by reading stories aloud on DVD’s.
OVER 290,000 SERVED DOD WIDE UNITED THROUGH READING®
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READ BOOKS ALOUD ON
DVD AND SEND RECORDING HOME
CHILD WATCHES TAPE(FOLLOWS ALONGWITH THE BOOK)*
CAPTURE CHILD’S INTERACTION RESPONSES
SHARE RESPONSES WITH DEPLOYED LOVED ONE
SCHEDULE TIME FOR ANOTHER RECORDING
SESSION
“Full Circle” Communication
*Only send home personal bookswww.unitedthroughreading.orgwww.unitedthroughreading.org
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Parents
Extended Family
Mentors/Role Models
Who Can Participate?
New Dads!
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Baby will know your voice and face
Bonding opportunity
Parenting support
New Parents Support
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Emotional BenefitsSupports Family Readiness
Improves morale
Reduces anxieties
Eases homecomings
Shows parenting support
Helps continue family traditions
Promotes self-esteem in childrenwww.unitedthroughreading.orgwww.unitedthroughreading.org
• Language and vocabulary development• Creative thinking and active imagery skills• Increased attention span • Comprehension and listening skills• Modeling the importance of reading
Educational BenefitsSupports Family Readiness
Whom Do We Serve? Sailors aboard U.S. Navy platforms Sailors aboard U.S. Navy platforms
/commands/commands
Marines deployed world-wideMarines deployed world-wide
Soldiers in Army camps collocated with Soldiers in Army camps collocated with Marines & Seabees in Afghanistan and Marines & Seabees in Afghanistan and IraqIraq
Airmen, primarily in joint service Airmen, primarily in joint service commandscommands
Active Duty, Reserve, National GuardActive Duty, Reserve, National Guard
Children and FamiliesChildren and Familieswww.unitedthroughreading.orgwww.unitedthroughreading.org
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Pack a Book/Send a Book Full Circle of Communication Homefront/Active Duty Volunteers Review List of Current Sites
Combined Federal Campaign #11393
UNITED THROUGH READING®
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Contact United Through Reading
Service members can make their DVD’s at the Camp Fuji Library to mail home to
their children. Contact (Ms. Yoshimi Katsumata or Ms. Kyoko Kawabata) to
schedule an appointment.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 224-8448
Website: www.unitedthroughreading.org
UNITED THROUGH READINGReading Together Unites Families