Parents want their children to succeed. All the successes in life are built on a foundation of early brain development. Brain research tell us that by the age of 5, more than 90 percent of the make up of the brain is already in place. We can dramatically boost our children’s chances for successes by providing early experiences for a strong foundation for the learning.

The UK Cooperative Extension Service partners with the Community Early Childhood Council (CECC) in McCracken County to encourage families of preschool children to begin the process of preparing their children to enter Kindergarten. One way to begin preparing their minds its to read to them.

A "Story Walk"Fall  event was held at the UK Cooperative Extension Service as a way to promote reading to young children. Families attended the story walk and were able to walk and read posted pages of a highlighted book to their children. At the end of the walk each family received a copy of the book to take home with them.The CECC gave the families "Parent Guides" which guides the parents further in promoting school readiness. 

92% percent of the families reported reading the book again at home 

63% of the families reported reading the Parent Guide

Over 700 people attended the Story Walk event