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RIF Promotes
Youth Reading
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Shared Beginnings Goals
Young parents learn the importance of nurturing literacy in their children
Young parents practice activities to foster learning
Young parents acquire skills to teach their children
Young parents develop supportive peer relationships
Young parents’ education is enhanced through literacy activities and books that interest them
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Shared Beginnings Components
Training
Book distributions and reading motivational activities
Activity curriculum
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Club RIF Goals Increase amount of time
children spend reading and talking about books
Promote relationships between older and younger children
Increase the reading confidence of older children
Develop management, outreach, and entrepreneurial skills of older Club RIF members
Make reading a highly visible activity in the schools and community.
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Club RIF Components
Club member training
Program management
Book distributions
Paired reading
Member meetings
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Contact Information
Carol RascoPresident and CEOReading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF)1825 Connecticut Avenue NWSuite 400Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-536-3500Email: [email protected]: www.rif.org