"It is inspiring for students to see that an author is a regular person. Meeting an author makes a child believe they can be an author, too. Think about it this way: any first grader who has a thought, constructs a sentence, and writes it down is an author. We do have a problem in this country, however, in that so many of our children don't progress beyond the first-grade writing level."

-Barbara McGrath

School presentations include visual examples of the author’s work, interactive audience participation, PowerPoint , or other media modes. Questions from students and staff, will be answered after the presentation. Curriculum suggestions or activities pertaining to the work of the authorial be left for the staff. A parent workshop is offered after school or in the evening.

Schools Eligible for an Author Visit at No Cost
• Any Title 1 or under funded public, private, parochial school or public library
• After school programs
• Summer camps and after school programs

Population Served
• Students K-8, including special needs students and English as a second language students.
• Shortened visits may be made for Pre-K students

Arrangements
• Contact Authors Talk Too by e-mail or phone
• When scheduling, have 3 possible dates for presenter
• Arrangement for group size, number of presentations, and equipment, may vary for each author or illustrator
• Equipment, if needed, may be provided by the school
• Schools will be given a brief evaluation form which may be filled out by the school's contact person

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