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Book Programs - Part 3

Book programs for children in the Philadelphia area are relatively pleantiful. I want to recommend Abiding Truth YET Center located at 57th Street and Washington in Philadelphia, PA. Call them at (215) 722 - 7225 for hours of operation and program details. Their website is http://www.yetkids.org

For more locations see the following link: http://www.literacydirectory.org/?op=exec&mode=children&zip=&city=philadelphia&state=PA&radius=50&children_services=9&SubmitButton=Search

Book Programs - Part 2

In this post I want to cover programs for people with learning disabilities. In many cases society overlooks the most needy. The term learning disability is so vague that its tough to identify what methods work best. Never give up. Here is a useful link: http://www.literacydirectory.org/?op=hotlines&type=ld&cmd=search&state=PA

Book Programs - Part 1

There are many book programs out there. On this post I am focusing on programs for adults. In my area (around Philadelphia) here are a few:

• http://www.100BOOKCHALLENGE.COM
• http://www.mccc.edu/programs_ged.shtml
• http://abg.mclinc.org/apliter.htm
• For more visit http://www.literacydirectory.org/?op=exec&mode=adults&zip=&city=philadelphia&state=PA&radius=50&adults_services=2&SubmitButton=Search

There are a few that will help you with reading and writing. If you need any more locations just comment. Thanks.

Help children in public schools

I stumbled upon this website today that will allow you to pick the classroom you can donate to to help low income children in public schools to learn how to read. A small donation can go a long way. You have many choices when it comes to the type of project, what they teach, the location of the school and income levels when donating. Please help today, visit: http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/browse.html?zone=0

A good book

The nook titled ‘Literacy at the Crossroads - Crucial Talk About Reading, Writing, and Other Teaching Dilemmas’ by Regie Routman tackled literacy issues today. One of the best things about this book is that it inspires teachers and parents to do better. One of the best issues that he tackles in my opinion is the media. I wont spoil the book so pick up a copy today. You can find it online here: http://books.heinemann.com/products/07210.aspx

The HUNT for literacy

The HUNT for literacy is another great program started by the Believe in Books Literacy Foundation. Not only is it fun but there is a $5,000 top price. Check out all the details on their website here: http://www.believeinbooks.org/HUNT.html

 They also run a Book son Character program where the main characters in the books they read to children appear at readings. This is a lot of fun for the children and volunteers. Check it out here: http://www.believeinbooks.org/BooksinCharacter.html

Give FREE books

Ive have already stated that I believe book donation is key to literacy. If you cannot donate your books locally maybe you should consider donating them online. Check out this site: http://www.theliteracysite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=6

 By the way, they not only cover books but cancer, hunger, health and the rain forrest.

H.E.L.P.

Do you need HELP with your teaching techniques? Do you think you need fresh ideas? H.E.L.P. can help! The Hollywood Education and Literacy Project implements unique literacy techniques and currently have over 18 active projects WORLDWIDE! Visit their website to register, donate or to just learn more about them! Its worth the stop. Check them out here: http://www.helplearn.org/index-flash.html

Reading is fundamental

Have you heard of ‘Reading is fundamental’? Its not just a popular saying but the oldest and largest non-profit childrens learning organization. I would recommend highly that you donate your time and/or money to this organization. You can make donations here: http://donate.rif.org/site/PageServer?pagename=landing_homepage. You can learn how donate your time here: http://www.rif.org/get-involved/

I believe that one of the best things you can do is supply books. Take a look here: http://www.rif.org/about/partnerwithrif/be_a_book_supplier.mspx

Symbols

Sybols are key to literacy. An interesting project I ran across is called ‘zed’. It works on the pricipal that teaching children 45 high frequency words will be the best foundation they could have. They have various books and series available. Check out theie website here: http://www.widgit.com/SIP/resources/literacy/zed/index.htm