| Did you know that 20 percent of adults in the United States are illiterate? This is a fact, and unfortunately the number is growing. These adults cannot even read to their own children. Read and Lead is Key Club International's Winter Season of Service. It is a one-on-one reading improvement program conducted by high school students to teach young children to love and enjoy books. Key Club members are asked to mentor a child by donating an hour or so weekly to read stories to elementary school students who are struggling with books. By reading books together and becoming the child's friend, the Key Club member becomes a positive role model and mentor. Why not spice it up? You can make the experience more fun by dressing up as a character in a book! Do not be afraid to get creative and show children that reading can be fun. For more information on how to start a Read and Lead program at an elementary school near you, please go here: http://keyclub.org/keyclub/lit/download.asp?id=252 . |
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