Read With Kids Challenge

Reading Is Fundamental has teamed up with US Airways to create the Read With Kids Challenge 2009. The challenge is for participants to collectively log 5 million minutes of reading with children between April 1 and June 30, 2009.

Why read?

According to Jim Trelease, "We read aloud to children for the same reasons we talk with them: to reassure; entertain; bond; inform; arouse curiosity; and inspire. But reading aloud goes further than conversation when it:

• Conditions the child to associate reading with pleasure;
• Creates background knowledge;
• Builds “book” vocabulary;
• Provides a reading role model." Jim Trelease, "Why Read Aloud to Children" brochure

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) has been providing free books and literacy programs targeting underserved children for over 40 years! Last year 4.5 million children participated in RIF programs and selected 16 million books to add to their home libraries.

Join in the challenge and help kids discover the joy of reading! You can register individually or join a team. All participants are eligible to win a Walt Disney World Resort® vacation and more great prizes.

Reviewed by Amber of Because Babies Grow Up

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