Book BuddiesThurmont Middle School Thurmont, Maryland On April 28, 2003, the Literacy Council and students in the reading intervention classes hosted a Book Buddies Celebration. The celebration was the culminating event of a program that encouraged the reading intervention students to read to younger siblings at home. Students in the reading intervention classes struggled with their reading skills, and many of their parents did not have time to read to their children in the evenings. With the Book Buddies program, reading intervention students read to younger children, which boosted the love of reading and reading skills for all of the children, regardless of age. More... Linda Jernigan, (240) 236-5100 Linda.Jernigan@fcps.org Type 6 | Middle Grades | Reading |
Book CheckLadysmith Elementary School Ladysmith, Wisconsin Since 1999, Ladysmith Elementary has used volunteers in a program called Book Check to help students with the Accelerated Reader Program. volunteers, students complete the appropriate Accelerated Reader comprehension test. Accelerated Reader Program. Students in grades one through three read to volunteers and retell the story by discussing the characters, setting, and plot. After working with the volunteers, students complete the appropriate Accelerated Reader comprehension test. More... Marge Charipar, Counselor (715) 532-5464 mcharipar@1hsd.k12.wi.us Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Book-of-the-Month ClubP.S. 152 New York, New York The school district gives books to classrooms as part of its book-of-the month program for teachers and students. The Action Team for Partnerships wanted to show parents how easy it is to support their children's reading, so they started a parents’ Book-of-the-Month Club using the same books as the ones provided to the classrooms. More... Rosa Sanchez,, LINC Coordinator (212) 620-5462 rsanchez@lincnyc.org Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Books and BasketballLiteracy, Inc. (LINC) New York, New York Literacy, Inc. (LINC) is committed to linking local resources in different neighborhoods throughout New York City to ensure that young readers are good readers. One of the community activities that LINC inspired was Books and Basketball, a practice that targeted a community of young readers who were very engaged in practicing basketball. LINC seized the opportunity to introduce books and reading to these children by building on their existing interest in the sport. More... Lori Bethea, Team Leader (212) 620-5462 Type 6 | Organization | Reading |
Community Reader daysEdwin P. Hubble Elementary Accelerated School Marshfield, Missouri Hubble Elementary decided to implement Community Reader Days to strengthen parent and community involvement focused on improving student performance on the Missouri Assessment Program. Hubble hoped to create a mutual commitment between the school and the community to increase student reading achievement and promote the importance of reading as a lifelong skill. For Community Reader Days, community members were invited to the school four times a year to read to students in kindergarten through second grade. More... Jennifer Aherns, (417) 468-2766 raherns@fidnet.com Type 6 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Get Caught ReadingGood Shepherd School Alberta, Canada In Alberta, Provincial Achievement Tests are administered to all students in grades three, six, and nine. This year the third grade teachers felt that students were weak in the area of reading and possibly not getting adequate support at home to participate in the existing home reading programs. During a designated week each month, school staff called each third-grade student at home to “catch” him or her reading. The goal of the project was to encourage the third graders to read more at home. The Action Team for Partnerships got the initial idea from the 2002 volume of Promising Partnership Practices, but they adapted the practice to catch only third grade students on a monthly basis. More... Sherry Rhodes, AISI Coordinator (780) 624-4918 rhodes.s@hfcrd.ab.ca Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Head Start Lending LibraryLiteracy, Inc. (LINC) & Builders for Family and Youth Services New York, New York Early literacy for children is the key to success. When parents unite to support literacy, they can make a difference for their children. The Head Start Lending Library at Builders for Family and Youth Services in Brooklyn, New York, is one example of the powerful role parents can play in early literacy. Parents wanted to provide books for families and children to borrow without having to walk ten blocks to the Brooklyn Library. The Head Start Lending Library, designed and operated by parents, resulted from the organization’s goal to prepare parents in taking leadership roles in supporting their children’s education before they enter the public school system. More... Evelyn Lopez, Family Worker (718) 768-1012 Type 5 | Organization | Reading |
Monthly Family Reading NightClara E. Westropp School Cleveland, Ohio Clara E. Westropp School sponsored a Family Reading Night each month during the 2002-03 school year. Families with children in grades kindergarten through four, teachers, and other staff read age-appropriate books and made make and- take activities. There were two goals for the Family Reading Nights: the first was to provide parents, students, teachers, and other school staff with an opportunity to develop a sense of partnership. The second goal was to link home and school by providing parents with strategies and activities to reinforce classroom instruction. These two goals complimented the district-wide goal of engaging and supporting parents. More... Christina Miranda, Family Liaison (216) 267-3706 Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Read to Me ThursdaysP.S. 207 Bronx, New York Read to Me Thursdays, a partnership between P.S. 207 and Marble Hill Community Senior Center, benefited second-grade students. Marble Hill seniors were already involved in a monthly sing-a-long with students at a neighborhood preschool. They broadened their community support by becoming reading partners at the elementary school. More... Catrina DiTillio, (718) 796-9645 dwj726@hotmail.com Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Read With MeFamilies In Schools Los Angeles, California Read With Me/Lea Conmigo, developed by Families In Schools (FIS) in partnership with the California Community Foundation and First 5 LAProposition 10 Commission, is a family involvement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of preschoolers and kindergarteners from low-income and underserved areas of Los Angeles. The program was developed in 2001, and in just two years, has served over 23,000 students and their families from Los Angeles Unified School Local Districts, B, F, G, H, and Long Beach Unified School District. More... Ruth Yoon, Executive Director (213) 484-2870x236 ryoon@familiesinschools.org Type 4 | Organization | Reading |
Training for VolunteersGeorge Washington Carver Elementary School Cleveland, Ohio George Washington Carver Elementary School developed a comprehensive volunteer training for teachers, parents, and community leaders to support a reading program being piloted at the school by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The practice linked to the school’s Academic Achievement Plan by specifically focusing on the goal of increased student achievement in reading. More... Mary Zachary, Volunteer Coordinator (216) 391-2916 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Reading |
Wrestle With A Good BookThe Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellen Buffalo, New York The Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence has established a reading program that encourages family and community involvement in students’ reading process. This four-week program contains many strategies to involve our entire school, parents, students, community members, and staff, in supporting improved reading scores. More... Patricia Smith, (716) 897-8090 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Reading |