Steps for Students
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Steps for Students: A Literacy Initiative will be a walk to support literacy among our youth. The Director of Albuquerque Reads, Alan LaSeck, will set off on a 56 mile journey from library to library, over the course of 4 days. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood literacy and raise funds to purchase books for the Albuquerque Reads program. At each stop he will be reading to library guests. This task will take him to each corner of the city as he visits all eighteen libraries in the Albuquerque area. Albuquerque Reads believes in the importance of reading at home as much as in the school. In the 2014-2015 school year, each of our participating kindergarten students were given 10 books to keep to start their home library. These books are a wonderful way to bring families together over a simple story. It is our hope that funds from this journey will help to increase this number of books. Please, become a hero in a child’s life and help them learn to read!
The journey will take place on June 16th, 17th, 18, and 19th!
DESCRIPTION OF Albuquerque READS
Plainly spoken, the goal of Albuquerque Reads is to have every participating child complete kindergarten reading at or above grade level. Reads, in its twelve years operating, has made a tremendous difference in the lives of thousands of children by connecting them with volunteer tutors who help to develop their reading and critical thinking skills. Albuquerque Reads is currently in three Albuquerque Public Schools. In the 2014-2015 school year more than 250 kinder students from Title 1 schools benefitted from the one-on-one tutoring of more 475 dedicated volunteers. In addition to the tutoring, students are given books to take home and share with their parents and siblings, and to build their personal libraries. The vast majority of these children have never owned a book.
With over 20% of the adult population of New Mexico functionally illiterate, it is crucial to encourage an affinity and affection for reading at an early age. In the third grade there is a shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Students that are unable to read at grade level start to fall behind, and without focused support, there is little hope of catching up, especially among students living at or below the poverty line. Statistically, a young person who is not reading at level by the time they enter the third grade is 3 to 4 times more likely to drop out before they finish high school.
Even more alarming is the link between illiteracy and crime. When many states project how many prison beds they will need, they factor in the number of kids who read poorly entering the fourth grade. 60% of America's prison inmates are illiterate, and 85% of all juvenile offenders have reading problems. Illiteracy directly contributes to criminal activity, it’s not just a trait shared by criminals. It is imperative to reach at-risk youth in their formative, early elementary years, as the prospect of successful intervention decreases dramatically in middle and high school.
Please join us on our quest to improve our future. We are ALL better off when Albuquerque Reads !
The journey will take place on June 16th, 17th, 18, and 19th!
DESCRIPTION OF Albuquerque READS
Plainly spoken, the goal of Albuquerque Reads is to have every participating child complete kindergarten reading at or above grade level. Reads, in its twelve years operating, has made a tremendous difference in the lives of thousands of children by connecting them with volunteer tutors who help to develop their reading and critical thinking skills. Albuquerque Reads is currently in three Albuquerque Public Schools. In the 2014-2015 school year more than 250 kinder students from Title 1 schools benefitted from the one-on-one tutoring of more 475 dedicated volunteers. In addition to the tutoring, students are given books to take home and share with their parents and siblings, and to build their personal libraries. The vast majority of these children have never owned a book.
With over 20% of the adult population of New Mexico functionally illiterate, it is crucial to encourage an affinity and affection for reading at an early age. In the third grade there is a shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Students that are unable to read at grade level start to fall behind, and without focused support, there is little hope of catching up, especially among students living at or below the poverty line. Statistically, a young person who is not reading at level by the time they enter the third grade is 3 to 4 times more likely to drop out before they finish high school.
Even more alarming is the link between illiteracy and crime. When many states project how many prison beds they will need, they factor in the number of kids who read poorly entering the fourth grade. 60% of America's prison inmates are illiterate, and 85% of all juvenile offenders have reading problems. Illiteracy directly contributes to criminal activity, it’s not just a trait shared by criminals. It is imperative to reach at-risk youth in their formative, early elementary years, as the prospect of successful intervention decreases dramatically in middle and high school.
Please join us on our quest to improve our future. We are ALL better off when Albuquerque Reads !
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Albuquerque Reads
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Albuquerque, NM
CAREER GUIDANCE INSTITUTE
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