I have seen the Reading Horizons program help the UKG children tremendously in their learning of the English language. Sabari, a boy from UKG, has excelled in the sounds and names of the alphabet letters 'A', 'B', 'D', 'F', and 'G', as well as the slides 'ba', 'da', 'fa', and 'ga'. He has learned the difference between the letter 'b' and the slide 'ba'.

Carrie Gaykowski and Sathya A.

The volunteers have helped in the library, reading one-on-one with each one of the standards. The one-on-one time gives each child a chance to focus on their reading individually. One volunteer, Carrie Gaykowski a mom of three, told me how she loves reading with the older children one-on-one, and said,

"it's really cool to see how advanced they are and the progress that they have made."

--Emily Hashey
Education Coordinator (USA)