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Educators, mentors and parents are putting an extra emphasis on literary skills to help America’s youth beat the odds and graduate. The Iberia Boys & Girls Club is no different. With generous support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) has teamed up with Developmental Studies Center to implement AfterSchool KidzLit, a proven reading enrichment program for young people in grades K-8. Studies have shown that quality after-school programs result in long-term, life-changing lessons, including improved social skills, increased academic performance and a more positive attitude toward learning.
The AfterSchool KidzLit approach is one where youngsters hear and read stories filled with relevant and multicultural characters, settings and issues. It helps them to think and speak about crucial social and ethical values. The KidzLit program is conducted twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays for an hour each day at the Iberia Unit located at 430 E. Pershing St. in New Iberia, LA. The program is aimed for those children who are in grades k-8th ages 6-13. If interested in learning more about the program please contact Iberia Boys & Girls Club staff members, Anesha J. Burgess or Elisabeth Francisco at (337) 364-7040.
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