Last month, the National Education Association and Youth Service America named my 12-year-old daughter a Youth Leader for Literacy. This means her literacy promotion project is one of only 25 selected from throughout the country.
The campaign starts this week, with Dr. Seuss’s birthday and the start of Read Across America. For two months, Darla will write a series of articles which share tips for helping other youth to start BookWorm Wednesday clubs in their own neighborhoods.
From the NEA site:
Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of NEA and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. The NEA and Youth Service America developed the program in 2001 to encourage and celebrate literacy service of our nation’s young people, and to provide them with resources to conduct reading-related activities that benefit others.
Making a difference in the lives of America’s children is what the relationship between the NEA and YSA is all about. The end of April will culminate with YSA’s Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. I’ll host a carnival here, where individuals and groups can describe the youth service projects happening in their schools and communities on Global Youth Service Day.
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
How to Start a Kid’s Book Club series:
Read Across America – Youth Leader for Literacy Project
How to Start Your Own BookWorm Wednesday
Adult Mentor
Book Selection
Activities
Safety
Marketing
Management
Teamwork
Money
Thank you for spreading the word about Darla’s literacy project:
The Book Chook — Daring to be Different with Literacy
Pratham Books – Literacy Project Started by a 10-Year-Old
Jen Robinson’s Book Page
Previous BookWorm Wednesday posts:
A Teacher in the Making
A BookWorm Wednesday Halloween
BookWorm Wednesday Potion Recipe
Buy with Amazon and Donate to BookWorm Wednesday
BookWorm Wednesday Gets Some Press
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10:45 am
How cool is that? Mom must just be beaming!!
Hugs,
Holly
9:12 pm
Congratulations Darla!! Good luck with your project & I can’t wait to hear more!
9:18 pm
I had the privilege of reading with my Chrissy today in first grade for Read Across America. We had a great time! She was so happy to have me there. And I was glad to be there.
9:56 pm
That is such a credit to Darla, and her Mom and Dad! I am on the literacy bandwagon myself at the moment, preparing for a big literacy Blog event next week.
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