Hello, Summer! Looking for fun and engaging summer activities for your young child or teenager? The nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) offers monthly activity calendars chock full of short reading and learning activities for each day. RIF offers two calendar, one for children ages 0-5 and another for children ages 6-15; both are in…
May, 2012
Blue bags
Raising A Reader’s Blue Bag program marks the transition of a RAR preschooler into kindergarten. The Blue Bags are distributed as a keepsake for the children to remind them of their progress in Raising A Reader and to encourage the children and their families to keep up shared reading routines. This year, RAR will give away approximately 4,800 Blue Bags full of library card applications, reading tips, toys, and stickers!
Summer reading
Summer reading is essential to maintain and expand a child’s literacy skills. Recent studies show that summer reading loss plays one of the most significant roles in the widening achievement gap. If students are encouraged to “relax” all summer and they don’t have access to books, reading levels are negatively impacted.
Mother’s Day 2012
Mother’s Day * Book Recommendations * Early Literacy Tips * Gift Giving*
Mother’s Day campaign
Honor a woman who has made a difference in your life this Mother’s Day by purchasing Raising A Reader books in her name.