S A READ-ALOUD Mentoring Program PreK–8
A Read-Aloud Program with a Huge Impact
Skills R.E.A.L. inspires children to discover the joy of reading, develop comprehension skills, build background knowledge, and cultivate social-emotional learning skills. Benefits This approach to mentoring supports academic achievement while reducing the number of students who are disconnected from school. Children can build their home libraries with take-home books and families can learn new ways to support literacy at home with Family Guides. Plus, mentors will build bonds with children, share their love for reading, and help strengthen the community. Scholastic R.E.A.L. is a literacy-based mentoring program that gives schools, districts, and community-based organizations the tools they need to recruit and equip mentors—caring individuals from the community—to be reading champions. With high-quality, diverse books and companion guides (for mentors, students, and families), mentors are empowered to support children’s academic success through read-alouds and book discussions.
How It Works
R.E.A.L. includes everything you need to facilitate and recruit for a successful mentoring program, while building children’s home libraries.
Volunteers who become R.E.A.L. mentors share their love of great books by reading aloud to children in Grades PreK–8. Every mentor receives a copy of each book with companion Mentor Guides and access to the digital resource website to review materials before the read-aloud. Every student receives a copy of each read-aloud book to take home. Students also receive companion Student and Family Guides with fun activities and discussion prompts to encourage academic motivation and reading improvement at home!
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Foster a sense of identity and belonging while igniting a love for reading!
Extend Literacy Beyond the School Walls and Help Build Community for All Children How to implement R.E.A.L. to support your needs Our flexible program extends beyond the classroom. It can be implemented for extended learning, after school, small-group sessions, read-aloud events, circle time, and more!
For Organizations and Public Libraries
For Schools and Districts
Our mentoring program is . . . Perfect for partnering with: • Mentoring and tutoring organizations (MENTOR, AARP Experience Corps) • Corporate employee engagement programs • Fire stations and police precincts • Veterans’ groups • Faith-based organizations • Professional sports teams • Retirement homes • And more! Ideal for building school pride! Recruit mentors from: • Collegiate sports teams • Transportation, cafeteria, and custodial staff • Greek life
Our mentoring program is . . . Perfect for fostering community engagement: • Invite your very own volunteers and families Ideal for strengthening communities! Recruit mentors from:
• Fire stations and police precincts • Local barbershops and hair salons • Veterans’ groups • Local sports teams and coaches
• Local colleges • High schools • Retirement homes • And more!
Anyone can be a mentor !
• College students • Student teachers • PTAs/PTOs
The Outcomes Are Significant :
• Maximize community partnerships with positive role models • Provide access to diverse books for children to grow their home libraries • Create opportunities for community leaders to reinforce literacy efforts • Strengthen real-world learning inside the classroom and beyond
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Scholastic R.E.A.L. provides schools, districts, public libraries, and organizations with the resources to build a successful mentoring program that supports a culture of literacy. Each base set includes four unique titles with 10 copies for students and one of each title for the mentor (44 books total). Sets are available by grade level for Grades PreK–8. You’ll also have access to our digital resource website, allowing your facilitators and mentors to access the guides digitally. These easy-to-use resources cover all the essentials, including: An Interactive Read-Aloud That Works
Mentor Guides prepare your volunteers for each visit.
Community Recruiting Guide supports easy, personalized recruitment outreach.
Implementation Guide includes program instructions, sample family letters, and more.
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Implementation Guide Everything you need to set up and facilitate a successful mentoring program
Community Recruiting Guide Ready-to-go templates for personalized recruiting and communication with mentors
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Mentor Success Guide provides tips to build mentors ’ confidence and skills.
Suggested sections for the mentor’s read-aloud include “pause points” and open-ended questions about the author’s purpose and the characters’ motivations and conflicts.
Access print components as well as digital-only content such as the Mentor Success Guide, Celebration Materials, and more!
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Writing Activities are featured in each student guide.
Engaging books spark meaningful discussions between children and their mentors and families.
Take-Home Books allow children to build their own home libraries.
Student Guides help readers think deeply and respond to what they read.
Family Guides offer activities and prompts to support literacy at home.
While reading, children look for evidence in the text to help them answer open- ended questions.
Creative, curriculum- based activities encourage students to respond to each book by sharing it with others, writing, researching, drawing, or role-playing.
Families participate and bond with fun activities and thought- provoking discussions. Celebrate the joy of reading together with crafts, hands-on play, games, and more!
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Student, Family, and Mentor Materials
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K–2 GRADES
Children in PreK enjoy stories they can identify with while developing their resilience, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Primary school children explore titles that cover topics reflecting their families, friends, communities, and concerns.
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Books That Engage Young Readers
The titles for R.E.A.L. reflect what Scholastic has learned over the years through the company’s ongoing support of mentoring initiatives. These titles include a diversity of topics, characters, settings, experiences, authors, illustrators, and genres. They have been chosen because they are excellent read-alouds that provide an enjoyable listening experience for children and spark valuable discussions between mentors and mentees. Children will also enjoy reading these books again and again at home.
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3–5 GRADES
6–8 GRADES
Elementary school students read stories that relate to their lives, as well as informational books that present interesting facts in appealing ways.
Middle school students identify with the characters they read about and the challenges they face in these high-interest titles.
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Someone invested in us growing up and our mission is to do what we can so we are providing [children] with the necessary avenue for success . —Scholastic R.E.A.L. Mentor
This program is a game changer for us … Every child needs a mentor and something meaningful happens when volunteers from our community share their love for reading. We partner with Scholastic R.E.A.L. as a vehicle to get more mentors in schools.
—Equity Specialist and Coordinator, Fayette County Public Schools
For more information, please call (800) 387-1437 x6333 or visit scholastic.com/real
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