Posts tagged reading
Join with us in fighting Summer Slide with the most effective (and multiple-study-proven) tool: giving kids access to books.
Did you hear about the controversial race-based standards established in Virginia for reading and math? Check out this article.
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Einstein was on to something.
Recently I was ‘caught’ reading at McDonald’s by a group of kids at my school. I say ‘caught’ because many of my peers consider reading to be a lame activity. They think it’s something that only geeks do… Unfortunately, I think some kids hold themselves back academically for those reasons. I know I feel slightly wary in school after hearing my peers say that people who read have no lives.
Anthony Turner
Read the full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/16/whats-wrong-with-reading_n_1888354.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Don’t Let Rochee Get Fired … Vote!
Help First Book become part of the Subaru ‘Share the Love’ event and win a share of $5 million dollars. That’s a lot of books for a lot of kids in need.
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If you know someone who works with kids in need, have them sign up to get books for their students. http://www.firstbook.org/receive-books
A boy reads a book on the roof of his home during sunrise in Port-au-Prince on March 17, 2011. Only 49 percent of Haitian adults are literate.
(Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
We wish there were an Olympic event for reading.
If you work with kids in need (or you know someone who does) and you need free, brand-new books, register.
