December 12, 2008 - 11:25pm — myownbook
A Text A Day Keeps Illiteracy At Bay! Text bbyv14 to 32075
The Facts:
90% is the amount of reading you will do as an adult for informational purposes vs leisure (Scholastic Research)
85% of Juvenile Offenders are functionally illiterate (National Institute of Corrections)
60% of Adult prisoners are functionally illiterate (US Dept of Justice, National Institute of Corrections)
50% of the unemployed are functionally illiterate (US Dept of Labor)
November 21, 2008 - 9:57am — myownbook
Fall Into Reading with My Own Book
Oct 29 2008 - 8:50am
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We hosted a Family Reading Night at Bransford Elementary, thanks to a generous grant from Target. We read aloud to the children . Next, teachers worked with the parents, giving tips on how to read aloud. Each child got to pick a book of their very own, and we added a bookplate with their name on it. In addition, we hosted a raffle for the kids with different stuffed book characters (Oscar the Dog, for instance) and their matching books. The children had a great time and including the families was a good way to interact with more of the community.
November 21, 2008 - 1:35am — myownbook
My Own Book Teen Volunteers have Fun Sharing the Joy of Reading!
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Our teen volunteers are the best! They make reading fun by picking fun books to read aloud and acting out the stories. They engage the kids as they read, and serve as role models for the younger children.
Many of our volunteers are bilingual which is great since we often read to children that speak both spanish and english.
By volunteering with My Own Book teens get a sense of pride of being part of the community, helping others, and it is great to work with younger children. Plus, we have a great time at events!
August 21, 2008 - 5:28pm — Talented Young ...
Can you put an age limit on talent?
After my blog last week on the Olympics I want to follow it up with a blog which has a slight link to the Olympics. This weeks blog is about finding out at what age are young people ready to realise their full potential and talent in their area of expertise. We have youngsters in the Olympics at the age of fourteen, sixteen year old football stars and young actors & actresses on our screens but do we need to put more age boundaries in place to control at what age young people can compete and partake in certain things?