The Panhandle Alliance for Education recently received a generous grant from Idaho Humanities Council, in support of the READY! for Kindergarten early childhood literacy program.

The Idaho Humanities Council is a statewide non-profit organization working to connect people and ideas state-wide, whose vision “ … is that the humanities inspire a more literate, tolerant and intellectually inquisitive Idaho citizenry, better able to embrace life’s possibilities.”

Sandpoint’s READY! for Kindergarten program is a national, research-based parent education program for early childhood literacy that has been in our community since 2008 through The Panhandle Alliance for Education. READY! focuses on preparing children for school success by recognizing that parents (caregivers/grandparents) are a child’s first and most influential teachers. READY! parent workshops are offered three times a year with a specific developmental focus at each session. The workshops are designed to help parents be the most effective teachers they can be, in order to cultivate their child’s development from birth to age 5, preparing them to be successful, life-long learners!

The next session of READY! for Kindergarten free parent workshops will be held in Sandpoint on Saturday, Jan. 19. Please visit the website, readysandpoint.org, or call the PAFE office, 208-263-7040, to register.