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Melody Thomas
Instructional Specialist
Gila County - Globe
Gila County - San Carlos
mgthomas@arizona.eduGowa: Teachable Moments for Apache Children provides San Carlos Apache parents/guardians, grandparents, childcare providers, and other caregivers with free resources to help children (ages 0-6) get ready to read. Provides curricula called Eating Smart and Being Active for providers.