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CLICK here for the article: HOMEGROWN LITERACY EFFORT SETTING RECORDS NATIONWIDE by Bob Sigall of the Star Advertiser 12/28/12

See Hawaii News Now
coverage of
Read Aloud America

Over 1000 parents & students attended Waipahu Elementary RAP

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Jed Gaines interviewed by
Ben Guitterez Hawaii News Now

Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi with Beverly Heikes, Big Island Program Coordinator

Presenters: Gino Pascual, Joanne Laird

Ka`ala Elementary
Triplets Ashley, Aloha & Jennifer Ceria

Canines now part of RAP at Keaukaha Elementary, Hilo

Our Mission

Through the fun of reading and being read-to,
Read Aloud America promotes literacy, bonds families,
and builds communities of lifetime readers.

Read the article in the Star Advertiser Op-Ed section: "Early education must start with involved parents - and a good book"
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Israel Chavez, Program Specialist with the "RAP UP!" booklet he designed with Maya Soetoro-Ng and her "Ladder to the Moon"	Book Swap Table
Kids with fruit donated by Whole Foods Market on Maui & Oahu	Joanne Laird, RAP Program Director and presenter with Adult RAP Winner.

http://youtu.be/S5ivmDoAYVE
Living Local with the Baraquios
episode on OC16 featuring Read Aloud America

"Read Aloud America's focus & achievements make it the most successful parent-education program of its kind in the U.S.," says Jim Trelease, one of the leading experts on education and literacy, in a letter all should read dated Nov. 4, 2013. Click here

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Founded in 1995 our family literacy program has been growing over the past 19 years to become the largest and most effective in America!

Honolulu CIty Grant
Jed Gaines receives the first check and letter from the mayor from Director Pamela Witty-Oakland and Shane Akagi of the Department of Community Services, City and County of Honolulu.

Tim Shim, presenter on Maui

Maya Soetoro-Ng and
Jed Gaines, RAA Founder,
at Waipahu RAP session

Lt. Governor Shan Tsutsui reads to the adults at RAP, Pohakea Elementary, Oahu

Governor Abecrombie visits the
Read Aloud America Offices

Richard Wacker, President & CEO,
American Savings Bank

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