SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — ABC 10News anchor Melissa Mecija read to first grade students at Lindo Park Elementary School as part of the station's Story Time initiative.
As is tradition, the kids got to pick five free books to bring home. Story Time's goal is to instill a love for reading and a commitment to literacy early on in a child's education.
"What do you like about reading?" Mecija asked one of the students as he collected some books.
"That it helps with my mind... I read every afternoon when I get home with my mother," the young boy told Mecija.
"It's so important to emphasize reading at this age, because this is when they're developing their love for books," a Lindo Park educator said. "It really helps with their development for other academics as well."
