Fri., August 31, 2012 12:15pm (EDT)

Reading Aloud In Wilmington, Del.
By Joseph Dewson III
Updated: 9 months ago

A Read Aloud Delaware volunteer reads to a student.
A Read Aloud Delaware volunteer reads to a student.
Read Aloud Delaware headed by Executive Director Mary Hirschbiel and moer than 800 volunteers is making a noticeable impact in Wilmington.

When you read to the same children time and again, Mary says, "you see changes in their vocabulary, their ability to answer in complete sentences, and gradually the ability to have a conversation."

Quick story: After weeks of waiting for a volunteer to read aloud to her, a young girl got her chance. It was her fourth birthday and the girl said that being read to was her "birthday wish."

Joseph Dewson III is a freelance writer in Newark, Del. He listens to WXPN.


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