(NBC) Why This Barber Is Giving Free Haircuts to Kids Who Read to Him

[Courtney] Holmes tries to encourage the kids to do more than just read and sound out words ””he wants them to understand and learn from the books.

“Their memory is being challenged,” he said. At the end of each hair cut he asks, “What is this book about?”

“Trims 4 Tales” also sends each child home with a bag of books, encouraging them to keep reading until their next visit ”” which Holmes hopes will be very soon.

“The joy on their face ”” it makes me feel like a million bucks just to see that,” he said.

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