"I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading," she said. "We've been bringing books through Appalachia, and this was the next stop," she said."
"The kids, when they see somebody else, they get so excited," Sorrel said. "They see us every day, and not that they don't get excited for us, but to see someone new and what they have to offer, it's really good for our program." "When they were reading Pete the Cat, and their faces just lit up, it's really exciting, because they might not have this at home, they might not get to experience books," Sorrel said."
Devan Chopra, a high school junior, volunteers with the LiTEArary Society to bring new picture books to a Webster County Head Start preschool in Grafton, West Virginia. She has volunteered since seventh grade and helps distribute books that children can take home. The LiTEArary Society collects and delivers books across Appalachia to areas where books are scarce. Webster Head Start teacher Nate Sorrel says visitor novelty engages young learners and that volunteers who read and provide take-home books support childhood literacy and language development. The American Academy of Pediatrics links shared reading with stronger caregiver relationships, early brain development, and long-term school readiness benefits. Children reacted with visible excitement when given books.
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