W E N D Y A N D E R S O N H A L P E R I N “THE APPRECIATION PROJECT“ email order: dcir,[email protected]

“ T H E A P P R E C I A T I O N P R O J E C T “ Outside of my work with Drawing Children Into Reading , I have been working on this project for 7 years and it is ongoing. The focus of my work is the study of , the appreciation of and the sharing of People, Plants and Animals. We share the same basic skeletal system as animals and I will be fascinated by this comparison forever. Getting to know plants and their systems, their families, their beauty and their diversity is a gift every day. We are all interdependent and when appreciation of each other is alive we all benefit. I first fell in love with human diversity and that beauty in the New York City Subway. I go to NYC and draw people on the trains. Then I come back to my studio and make clay figures to represent that person. So far I have 133. My goal is to have 300. The NYC Subway was the spark that ignited my interest in wanting to be able to draw people. It is my honor to share my love with you. I am making prints available to further support Drawing Children Into Reading. This same philosophy is woven into Drawing Children Into Reading. All donations are tax deductible. Contact [email protected] for minimum donation pricing and ordering a print. Thank you for your support. i

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websites: dcir.org | drawingchildrenintoreading.com Purpose first kindles the desire to engage in learning through drawing. We spark the critical development of fine motor skills when children listen, write and draw. Happiness is our fuel to build self-esteem. WE ignite pathways to a child’s brain when their hands, eyes and ears are collectively executing the tasks. The non-dominant hand is constantly repositioning the paper to best accomplish the task. The dominant hand executes the task with the use of muscle memory. Muscle memory is the enduring ability to empower automaticity. Automaticity is an automatic response pattern or habit, and is the key to unlocking literacy in ALL it’s forms.