Archived ACEE site: Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

This archived resource was originally developed by Jayne Cravens for the
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education Program (ACEE)
which, at the time (2000), was based at the University of Texas at Austin.
The handbook is provided as an example for other AmeriCorps programs.

The official, current web site of the ACEE program is elsewhere.
Please note that many of the links in this handbook no longer function, many of the activities are no longer undertaken,
and much of the information is outdated. In some cases, contact information and organization names have been deleted.

HANDBOOK CONTENTS:

Handbook Main Page

Getting Started

Working with Volunteers / Mentors

Volunteer Recruitment

ACEE Newsletter

Using the ACEE Web Site

Coordinating After School Clubs & Activities

Books on Tape

English as a Second Language

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

Related-Dana Center Resources

Other Related Resources

ACEE Home Page

Corporation for National Service: AmeriCorps

Charles A. Dana Center

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

Jennifer San Pedro (VISTA 1999-2000) recommends that you contact the Sanchez librarian Jan Hill about this program. Recruit AmeriCorps members to help the librarian put books out, talk to kids, and, sometimes, reading aloud (the VISTA can assist with these activities as well.

"Just get the schedule from her and pass it around during a meeting and have the members sign up for a time slot. It really is fun to do."

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) is America's largest non-profit children's and family literacy organization. A report from the National Research Council found that consistent access to books and other reading materials can increase children's motivation to read and help them keep pace academically with their peers.

You can read more about this report, other literacy research, and other organizations that deal with literacy issues on the RIF Web site. It includes resources you might find helpful in coordinating this program at Sanchez.

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This archived resource was originally developed by Jayne Cravens for the
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education Program (ACEE)
which, at the time (1998), was based at the University of Texas at Austin.
The official, current web site of the ACEE program is elsewhere.
Please note that many of the links in this handbook no longer function, and much of the information is outdated.

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