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SIMPLE THINGS
Grandparents, Seniors, And Concerned Citizen
Can Do To Help Children Become Readers

  1. Become a learning partner/reading tutor to a child in your neighborhood or from your local elementary school. Volunteer to read with or to a child for 30 minutes a week for at least eight weeks. Take the child to the library to get him or her a library card.

  2. Start a community reading program. One good way to begin is to help set up an America Reads Challenge READ*WRITE*NOW! Project. Volunteer to serve as a tutor or a community coordinator. Contact your local senior centers, Retired and Senior Volunteer program office, Foster Grandparents Program, retirement homes, and other community groups to recruit tutors. Work with local schools to set up matches between community members and children.

  3. Ask your public librarian how you can help at your local library. Offer to volunteer after school in the children's section, reading stories or helping children pick out books, offer to develop a program or support an existing summer reading program at the library.

  4. Encourage community businesses and nonprofit organizations to help support community reading programs. Establish contacts by visiting local businesses and organizations. Encourage them to donate supplies and to allow their employees time off to volunteer in local schools. . Make sure the supplies they donate meet the needs of children who have special learning or physical challenges by including materials such as books in Braille, large-print texts, and books on tape.

  5. Develop a monthly program at your library, school, or community c enter in which seniors discuss their oral histories with children. Speak with local retirement homes and senior centers to enlist seniors who would be willing to tell children a highlight of their life stories. Arrange for a location where the program can be held, and advertise it.

  6. Be supportive of school, community, and state efforts to meet high reading academic standards. Let your neighbors know the importance of reading and meeting the President's AMERICA READS CHALLENGE. Make an effort to stay informed about your local school's reading programs and current issues
Springfield Public Schools  525 Mill St. Springfield, Oregon 97477 Phone: (541) 747-3331