Research shows that reading aloud to a child is the single most important thing a caring adult can do to nurture a child's reading and learning skills. Mentors—community members who visit schools to read aloud and discuss books—help inspire children to discover the joy of reading and develop the literacy skills, while reducing the number of kids who are disconnected from school. Program Overview A Simple Model 1. Recruit
District and school leaders recruit volunteers within the community to be literacy champions for each class of students within preK–grade 8. • Use the letters and forms provided to make recruitment and communication simple. Head to real.scholastic.com to download additional support in the Community Recruitment Guide . 2. Read Students gain new models for thinking more deeply as they listen to mentors read aloud and participate in class conversations about issues from the book. • Mentors read and discuss high-interest, grade-appropriate books during one-hour visits. The r ead-aloud guidance and easy-to- use discussion prompts provided in the Mentor Guides will get conversation owing . 3. Inspire In the words of a R.E.A.L. Mentor, “I was amazed to see that in one hour a month, I could have such a positive impact on a child.” Students are excited by the mentor visits, and everyone is enriched—students, mentors, and the community. • All your students receive their own copy of each book to build their home libraries. Activities in the Student Guides elicit thinking and writing, while Family Guides support at-home literacy involvement .
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