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RREADING iis FFUNDAMENTAL
Every community faces the pressures of a changing employment landscape, and Hampton Roads is no
different.
85% of new job growth is in the technology and services arena
65% of service jobs require increasing levels of skill with technology aids
Very few jobs today can be accomplished without being able to read and source information
A Skilled Workforce Begins with a Prepared Child
Every day life is increasingly dependent on being able to read, comprehend and manage large amounts of information
Failure for a child to attain their on grade literacy level by the time they reach 4th grade typically will result in a non productive citizen who is often lost to society.
Raise a Reader (Project Head Start) essentially does what RIF does but that program stops when a child begins school and it does not cover the entire population of preschool/school age children.
A Skilled Workforce Begins with a Prepared Child
In Norfolk the functional illiteracy rate is 12%
ABOVE the national average:
29%29% of adults! of adults!
3Three themed events per year
Each event has THREE parts:
Pre-Activity: themed activity designed to engage the students in reading for information and knowledge
Distribution: where students receive books that match the activity theme
Post-activity: Teachers reinforce book ownership by assessing what students learned form their books and how they are taking care of their books
What is a THEME?A subject area that the events activities and books center around. Examples are: Inventors, Heroes, Culture or Math
HOW RIF WORKS
The combination of activities, themes and getting books related to the
themes ties information gathering and book ownership together.
WHY RIF IS VALUABLE
Students are motivated to OWN
information!
How Can Your Organization
Help…?
……Let Me Tell You How!Let Me Tell You How!
We want your organization to provide a team of volunteers (8-12) who can do two hours training and then participate at three readings over the year. The initial 2008-2009 reading is complete.
Each reading involves 3 hours at the school.
A smaller group would be asked to follow up the reading by distributing books at the same schools, again taking three hours.
Event Volunteers: Pre-activity and Book Distribution Day
Eight volunteers assigned to each school for each visit. There are 2 visits per event (Pre-activity and Distribution) and 3 events per year.
• Event volunteers commit to 3 hours each time they visit a school.
• School Visits are either: Pre-activity OR Book distribution days
VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON: The interaction with students ENERGIZESENERGIZES them!
Encourage Employees to Volunteer
Volunteers are trained to not just read to children – but how to engage them in learning new information.
In addition to reading, a sampling of activities includes:
Creating ads to sell a story
Measuring, counting and other skill builders
Changing the endings to stories – or even the characters!
This is NOT Just Reading to Kids!
$The program is extremely economical. The
cost per child for three activity days and three free books in under $6.00 per child.
Yet, for many of the children we work with these are the FIRST books they OWN!
Sponsoring a School or Book Day
Now is the time for us to join forces and reach every child with this message:
“We want you to be successful –
because we want you to be part of our future.”
When RIF day comes our
school children light up to see the volunteers.
Be a part of something that has a tangible impact on our children.
Be A Part of RIF!Be A Part of RIF!
Thank You!
For more information please contact: The Rotary Club of NorfolkThe Rotary Club of Norfolk
414 West Bute Street, Norfolk, 23510
622-7971
Electronic Systems Incorporated
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Foleck Center for Cosmetic, Implant, and Restorative Dentistry
Landmark Communications (multiple)
The Norfolk Foundation
Norfolk State University
Old Dominion University Lady’s & Men’s Monarchs Basketball Teams
UBS
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
Current VolunteerTeams
