Literacy Abridged

04/02/2025

🖍April is Volunteer Month!
🖍We need your help to deliver Reading Circles in communities in Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties!
🖍Happy April!

Helping families thrive through literacy. Literacy Abridged engages parents and caregivers of young children birth through age five in outreach programs called Reading Circles. Reading Circles are structured literacy playgrounds where parents and guardians strengthen family relationships and communi...

03/16/2025

📚Calling all volunteers!
📚Literacy Abridged needs dedicated volunteers to help with Reading Circles in Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties!
📚If you have a passion for early literacy, a background working with children and their families, and have your PA background clearances (or can obtain them) we can't wait to hear from you!

02/23/2025

🎉Literacy Abridged has 2 upcoming Reading Circles!

📚Register for Reading Circles at Citizen's Library in Washington, PA on Thursday mornings beginning March 13!
Register for Washington here: https://forms.gle/u7rvFicNcAcQxFM2A

📚Register for Reading Circles at Greensburg Hempfield Area Library in Greensburg, PA on Monday mornings beginning April 7!
Register for Greensburg here:
https://forms.gle/WhHDH6BRsuy5g5EGA

02/16/2025

📚In observance of the holiday on Monday February 17th, the Reading Circle at Scottdale Public Library is postponed.

📚We will be meeting on February 24th and March 3rd for the final two dates of our Reading Circle.

02/08/2025

Kidcelerate is Literacy Abridged's fiscals sponsor. Please keep our friends and those in the community impacted by this loss in your thoughts and prayers.

01/20/2025

🥶Due to the frigid temperature and winter weather, tonight's Reading Circle at the Scottdale Public Library is cancelled. We will resume next Monday January 27 at 5:30pm. Brrr! Stay warm!

01/10/2025

📍The Reading Circle at the Scottdale Public Library starts Monday January 13!

📍Don't let FOMO get you. Start the new year off with family literacy. Register here: https://forms.gle/cX2CNKeYqXb35Y6K8

12/20/2024

🎉As we wind down the 2024 year, we look towards 2025.

📍Starting on Monday January 13, 2025, Literacy Abridged will be offering a 6 week Reading Circle at the Scottdale Public Library!

📚Participation is FREE but registration is required!

📍If you live in or near Scottdale, Pennsylvania - we look forward to seeing you!

Parents/caregivers of children birth to age 5 can register here:
https://forms.gle/KkGGfRoRtUwpHAdp9

12/03/2024

On this Giving Tuesday, kindly consider including Literacy Abridged in your year-end giving plans. Your gift will help to support in-home literacy for families through our Reading Circles. Just one Reading Circle can impact up to twenty-five households over a six week period.

To donate, please make a check payable to Literacy Abridged and mail to PO Box 10086 Pittsburgh, PA 15233.

Thank you for your generousity and support.

11/28/2024

🦃Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours!
🥧We are grateful for each of you.
🍂What are your family's Thanksgiving traditions?

11/26/2024

🖍️Writing helps children learn the purpose of reading – that printed letters can communicate information.
🖍️Children who scribble, draw, and do crafts are practicing coordination and exercising their hand and finger muscles.
🖍️This develops the fine motor control needed in order to hold a pencil and write letters and words.
🖍️Take some time with your child to share what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
🖍️Provide paper, crayons, colored pencils, and markers and practice early writing with your child!

11/19/2024

📙Toddlers love books and stories.
📗Toddlers also love routines.
📕Cuddle up with your toddler and share a book a book about bath time or going to the store.
📘Be prepared to re-read the same story over and over again.
📚Toddlers love and learn through repetition.