Reading shouldn't be a bore or a chore! In this blog by
The Literacy Site, moms, dads, teachers, caregivers, and anyone interested in helping children read can pick up some wonderful tips to make reading more fun. As examples, the article cites engaging children through topic-related
field trips, making reading
more social, creating
reading challenges and games, and
being flexible with reading formats. Learn more
here!
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It's almost here!!!
DO MORE 24 -- the start of 24 hours of giving to our community! From
noon on May 22 to noon on May 23,
YOU can help put a book -- or several of them -- into the hands of deserving children from our Northern Virginia area!!!
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Wait, wait!
DO
tell me!!!
In fact, you
don't
have to wait! Advance giving begins at noon on May 15, when the RIF of NOVA
DO MORE 24
link goes live!!!
So what's it all about?
Do More 24 is the region's largest 24-hour online fundraiser powered by United Way of the National Capital Area.
What does 24 signify?
The actual campaign runs for
24 hours...from noon May 22 to noon on May 23.
But for those who can't wait?
Advance giving goes live on May 15!!! From noon on May 15 through noon on May 23, you can contribute to RIF of NOVA's literacy campaign.
How does it work?
Every
$2.00 donated to RIF of NOVA = one book for a deserving elementary school child in the City of Alexandria and in Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William Counties.
Why give?
Literacy rates are falling. So when you give to RIF of NOVA, you are giving not only a book but an invitation to the joy of reading. One hundred percent -- 100 % -- of the monies raised go to supply books to the kids we serve!
How do I contribute?
The bottom line...
Last year, 2,000 kids were able to pick RIF of NOVA books, thanks to
YOUR
"Do More" generosity. Thank you in advance for anything you can do to
DO MORE!
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ACCA Child Development Center "Springs" into Books!
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Leo Lionni's
It's Mine tells the tale of three selfish frogs who finally learn that sharing is more fun!
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Board member Chris McLaughlin (r) read
The Hungry Caterpillar to ACCA children during the center's RIF of NOVA spring book distribution. ACCA children range in age from infants to five years.
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In case you missed the news, RIF of NOVA has launched its own Instagram account. Click on the
Instagram icons in the RAP or find us at rifnova. Our
Facebook page is alive and well, too! Both have great content about children, books, and literacy ideas in our NOVA community -- and beyond! Follow us on both
Facebook and
Instagram for the info, the ideas, and the fun! Some of our recent posts included...
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An April 30
PBS News Hour report from Arkansas, where some determined advocates have upended traditional reading instruction. According to the report, fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth graders are considered proficient readers. There is a push to change how students are taught to read, and it is being led by parents whose children have dyslexia. Click the photo above to read or watch the story.
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News about 2019's Free Comic Book Day, with links to find free comic books at several area stores! Click the
Blastosaurus photo to hear about the year's best comic book choices!
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Start breaking in those sneakers for Saturday morning, October 12 at
Bluemont Park in Arlington, VA -- when RIF of NOVA hosts its third
BOOK IT FOR BOOKS 5K-One Mile Fun Run! Registration is already open
here! So sign up and be part of this amazing run/walk for literacy!
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Book It For Books is open to serious and fun runners, walkers, children, and families. Kids in strollers and school teams are welcome, too! All participants -- adults and kids -- are encouraged to dress up as a favorite book character. That means all Ninjas, Power Rangers, Madelines, Wild Things, Curious Georges, Peter Pans, Princess Brides, Hungry Caterpillars, and...well, the list is endless. Let's have some literary running/walking FUN!
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We are also looking for
sponsors
for the Book It run!
Sponsorship levels range from $4,000 for our Nobel Prize for Literature level to $100 for our Bookmark level. We appreciate all contributions, no matter how big or small. Sponsors can be individuals, families, foundations, law firms, restaurants, banks, dry cleaners, hair salons, yoga studios, doctors, dentists, car dealerships -- in short, anyone interested in promoting reading for NOVA children!
Learn more about sponsorship on our website,
rifnova.org, or by emailing
bookitforbooks@gmail.com. We will get back in touch right away! (Trust us!)
Thank yous go out already to two of our wonderful book vendor-partners who have signed on to sponsor the run:
Books4School
(and owners Marty and Amy Fields) and
Sandy Howells
, our colleague and friend from
Scholastic
.
Scholastic donated some great books to give to kids at the race! Yes, of course, there will be books for children who participate in Book It! Another good reason to sign up!!! Whoo hoo!
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Every child in the RIF of NOVA community is worthy of a new book! Children's proud faces tell the story!
In addition to the Do More 24 campaign in May (noted above), please give now... and ANY time! Here are ways you can help:
1) Send a check to our mailbox: P.O. Box 7012, Arlington, VA 22207-0012.
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3) Register with
smile.amazon.com. Type in Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, Inc. to select us as the charity you want to support. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to RIF of NOVA.
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