Prime Time program helps prepare Lexington kids for reading

Prime Time program helps prepare Lexington kids for reading
Courtesy/ Humanities Nebraska. Last spring, Prime Time families read and discussed award-winning children’s books in Spanish and English.
September 18th, 2021 | Humanities Nebraska


A bilingual series of Prime Time Family will return this semester to Lexington Public Library. Prime Time Family is for families with children ages 6-10 who struggle with reading. Special activities are provided for siblings ages 3-5.

This free six-week program will run from September 10 through October 15 on Fridays at
5:00 p.m. Each session will begin with a light meal and continue with storytelling and
discussion based on award-winning children’s books in English and Spanish.


Prime Time Family is a Humanities Nebraska family literacy program that helps strengthen
participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. A 10-year analysis
published by Prime Time creators found that children who attend Prime Time Family show
a 95-100% improvement on achievement tests in elementary school and 81% improvement
on high school exit exams.

Courtesy/ Humanities Nebraska. Preschoolers develop reading readiness skills through games and crafts that relate to the storybooks read at Prime Time.


Prime Time is offered without cost to families thanks to generous statewide sponsors including the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Sherwood Foundation, Carol Gendler, and an anonymous foundation.

Humanities Nebraska has offered Prime Time since 2002, reaching more than 15,000
Nebraskans in one or more of the 352 Prime Time series that have been held throughout
the state. Seventeen public libraries, 23 elementary schools, two Head Start programs, nine
community centers, and one bookstore have hosted Prime Time in communities where
student reading scores do not meet Nebraska state standards. During the pandemic, many
of these host sites held sessions online to encourage families to keep reading together.
Teachers who are interested in recommending families for Prime Time should contact the
library and ask to speak with the Prime Time coordinator.

For more information about Prime Time in Nebraska, visit www.HumanitiesNebraska.org and select “Prime Time” from the programs list.





Courtesy/ Humanities Nebraska. Children of Prime Time families who read and discuss books together experience more success at school for years.

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