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RESOURCE KIT ONLINE!
We are excited to announce that the AMERICA READS CHALLENGE RESOURCE KIT, designed to assist in the set up of an America Reads Challenge project, is now available online.
This resource includes...
* Background information on the America Reads Challenge
* A fact sheet on Americans children's performance on reading
* Checkpoints for Progress for teachers & parents
* Information on how to form a community coalition
* Tip sheets for serving children who are in the most need of help
* Information on recruiting and training volunteers
* A fact sheet on the new Reading Excellence Program
* Links to research on literacy, including the report
"Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children"
* AND MORE...
The online tool kit contains important tip sheets on how to reach and serve children most in need of help to improve their reading skills.
$3 Million Awarded to 61 Reading Partnerships
On September 15, 1998, over 3 million was awarded to sixty-one partnerships from across the country to continue their efforts helping children learn to read. The U.S. Department of Education's Regional Educational Laboratories is providing $50,000 to each partnership. Partnerships that were selected for this one-time award were chosen based on their ability to provide quality tutor training programs using a university-school-community collaborative model. We encourage you to contact partnerships in your area to see how you may collaborate and/or participate in their activities.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
We will continue to post a list of upcoming training opportunities as we learn of them. Please inform us of opportunities you are aware of by posting them onto the America Reads listserv or e-mailing them to Laura_Wood@ed.gov
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