Patricia Pineda, left, group vice president of Toyota Motor North America, reads with kindergartner Dallana Torres, as her mother, Maria Mora, looks on. White Center Heights, Beverly Park, and Mount View elementary schools were awarded a $600,000 grant by Toyota to fund a family literacy program, aimed at boosting the literacy skills of Latino and other immigrant children and their parents. Parents of students enrolled in the program spend several hours each week learning to read English along with their children in the classroom. Parents also receive English instruction separate from the children.
Wed, 02/20/2008 - 13:10 — Communication Office


