The
fourth website I have picked for effective literacy is Read to Me International
(http://www.readtomeintl.org). Read To Me International is a non-profit
organization which promote reading aloud through a couple ways. This Organization has programs which coach parents
in the schools in Hawai‘i to read aloud to learners of all ages. You will also find Presentations and
workshops for parents, educators and other interested groups. This website’s main mission is to share the
love and joy of reading aloud. According
to the website, the main goals for this non-profit organization is to ensure
that every child is read to every day for at least 10 minutes. The website provides videos and lessons on
reading aloud techniques so anyone browsing through the website can learn the
simple steps of reading aloud and how fun it is when it is being done to young
learners.
One reason this literacy website
caught my attention was that it was created by Pacific Islanders in
Hawai’i. This Read Aloud program has
proven to be successful because it has been adopted in over a dozen states,
plus Malaysia and Canada. Read To Me International has evolved to focus on
equipping and coaching parents to be their children’s first teachers in life
through reading aloud together. This organization serves an average of 7,500
people each year through its parent-coaching programs, annual national-quality
conference, workshops, and community events.
If there was to be program that
Pacific Islanders should apply towards Pacific Islanders, this would definitely
be the one. This Organization not only
aims at helping young learners, but it also trains parents and educators on
techniques which would help them become successful in reading aloud towards
learners.
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