![]() The significant impact and success of that collaboration gave us the confidence to know that through our partnership with RIF, we can unite literacy advocates to make a difference in the lives of D.C.’s youth. JLW also partnered with Reading Is Fundamental in 2012 during our centennial year effort to distribute 100,000 books to children in Washington, DC – part of JLW’s ongoing Resolution Read initiative. This partnership is important to the League as we help families in need discover the importance of literacy, fill their homes with books, and make sure their parents are armed with the support resources to continue learning outside of the classroom. We are providing these families with the building blocks for educational success, and the League and our members are excited to volunteer and be a part of this effort.” JLW President Aimee Picard Soller shared her enthusiasm about this collaboration: “Our League is pleased to partner with Reading Is Fundamental on this important initiative. JLW awarded RIF a three-year targeted grant to provide funding for this initiative, and Junior League members will be volunteering and instilling a love of reading in children at biannual family literacy events. We do this by emphasizing the importance of reading aloud to children and by ensuring DC-area children have greater access to literacy resources in their homes, schools, and libraries. Since 1999, the League has chosen to devote our resources – volunteer and financial – to improving literacy for children, adults, and cultural pursuits. The Junior League of Washington is committed to helping the community thrive through the efforts of our trained volunteers and has embraced the call to action around the complex issues surrounding literacy in Washington, DC. This partnership follows RIF’s launch of Literacy Network, a free digital destination filled with tools, resources and ideas to help volunteers make a local literacy impact. Over the next three years, JLW and RIF will bring a wealth of books, literacy resources, and family-friendly fun to the children and families served by Coalition for the Homeless and Kia’s Place. Unite has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Unite’s sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any Content that, in Unite’s reasonable opinion, violates any Unite policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Site to any individual or entity for any reason. To get you free books, simply visit Unite for Literacy website.įor more Free digital books for kids, please visit 10 Free Reading Programs That Continuously Offer Free Books to Kids.This month, the Junior League of Washington (JLW) is thrilled to kick off a new partnership with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to support homeless families in Washington, D.C. All are high quality books with professional narrations. Looks like most of the books are non-fictions. There are over 120 books in the collection right now. The person who receive the message will have the website link of the book, and they can read it too. Kids can also share the book they like with family and friends via email or social media like Facebook. I do need point out that the print is always in English, so it is not meant for kids to learn reading in a different language. Lisika Unite Literacy programme goal is to publicly encourage the reading of books in the community and all our. This is great for bilingual children or families who want to introduce another language to their kids. One is English, the other is for the language of your choice. When you choose another language other than English, you will see two speaker buttons below the book. If you click on that, you will see over 20 language options. At the top left corner of the website, there is narration option. One feature I particularly like is the many language options. If kids want to hear the words again, they can simply click on the speaker button again. This gives kids the chance to read on their own or have a parent read it for them. You have to click on the speaker button to hear the narration. Each book has professional narration, but it is not automatically on. You and kids can easily pick a book simply by tab or click on the book cover. On the home screen, you will see all the book covers. ![]() ![]() You don’t need put in name or contact information. ![]() When you get on the website, the program does ask you to choose location, but that is it. All books have professional narrations, plus there are more than 20 languages to choose from. It is a website, so you can access on your computer. Unite for Literacy An Interview With Mark W.F. Recently I found a wonderful website that offers free digital picture books for kids: Unite for Literacy. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Reading Research Quarterly Join ILA.
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