ECS Literacy Programs -- Profile of Maine Read with ME

	State Literacy Programs Maine Read with ME
	Last Updated: 11/01/2002

Program	Maine Read with ME
Year Initiative Started	2000
Administrative Agency	Maine Family Literacy Task Force (Office of the First Lady)
Program Description	A collaboration between the Maine Family Literacy Task Force, "Born to Read, Books for Babies, Bell Atlantic, Even Start, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, the Center for Inquiry on Literacy" (press release), Maine Public Broadcasting and Verizon Wireless, the Read with ME program strives to raise children's and parents' literacy by providing young children with home reading materials.
Administrative Agency	Maine Family Literacy Task Force (Office of the First Lady)
Target Population	Children entering kindergarten and their parents.
Evaluation
Web Site
COMPONENT INFORMATION
Curriculum Component	Each child receives a bag containing three books by Maine authors, a bookmark offering parents reading tips, a proposed reading list, along with other resources.
Parental Component	The initiative encourages parents to read with their children on a daily basis.
Teacher Component	Participating schools receive a video from Maine Public Broadcasting modeling proven methods of reading with children.
FUNDING INFORMATION
Private Funding Sources	Verizon provided $50,000 in 2000.
CONTACT INFORMATION
	Tony Sprague, Deputy Director of Communications Office of the Governor One State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207.287.2531 tony.sprague@state.me.us