Volunteers are asked to commit to reading for a year, if possible. �>��� � xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels �(� ���J�0����nӮ""��E��j}��L��m2㟾���ۅe���f���2���k�&�WP%�&��w “Why would we all like the same book?”. If you struggle to read, this is going to hold you back.”. M�=�� � xl/sharedStrings.xml�X�r�ݧ*���,f���'�Ԕ��.=,ٖd+�D^��@�@��U�f>l�$�Rn��N%Yt�E �q�9}��s�ő�W�|��� 2�͔�?��6�� �ɤ��>����ӕ�A��zE��ŅO*�؊V�֕2��/|�Hf� Read Aloud West Virginia works to motivate children to want to read by placing volunteer readers in schools, providing access to books and other reading material, educating families and the general public and offering literacy resources to schools and teachers. And part of making reading exciting to the child is the responsibility of the adult, according to Bond. 129 Main Street, Beckley. For more than 30 years, children in the Mountain State have benefited from Read Aloud West Virginia. Click here to stay informed and subscribe to The Charleston Gazette-Mail. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Some willing readers are needed. Bond recently stepped down as executive director of Read Aloud West Virginia and was replaced Miller. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. FNe9�`ņ�ܩP(ٽ~٠�}�ר�����~��⓭EB$������w&u���ƟZ�> �^ؽ� �jX �b�잼�N���=�I�ȿ$�`����B���Nw���zu$q�SYɌ�ߛ�,I�ōV/rע�fQmJ7b4�? RzK���M�js���H�lJK��Eؼ��١�Aa�ЦbSslm�q[�JqN�� E{������B����z���oKQ[�%����V�o�¹O�ɬ{��O�S���Ƙ�ԏ��X���
�_�kC8��n��.t�+��ԟ�Vl���O�i'�mJGS��|ɢh��NpW"j>�~�ġt8�|6��� If they see you can be excited about it, they’re going to want to be excited, too,” Bond said. “It’s the bright and shiny, I think,” Bond said. Bond and a group of other mothers got together and watched a film about the program and how it could be implemented. “We have about 205 schools around the state enrolled in our program which means that a volunteer from their community has gone through our orientation and believes in reading aloud to kids,” said Dawn Miller, operations manager for Read Aloud West Virginia. Thank you for Reading! Soon, they were fielding calls from educators in Jackson County, then Monongalia. 1��� /I���;�݁n�l4��5���>vn�^+�ƍtYwy�bf3xv&�����Fl9�g�?Q���gQ Most of those years, Mary Kay Bond has been at … They need to be excited and invested in what they’re reading. But the benefits — you can’t deny the benefits.”. Furthermore, she said, the screens themselves could potentially be less effective than reading on a page. Even with this evidence, though, the mission of Read Aloud hasn’t come without its struggles. This week, two orientations for potential new readers with Read Aloud West Virginia are on the schedule: Wednesday, Aug. 7 “A reader should be lively and involve the children in the storytelling.”. Read Aloud West Virginia State Office It was also a chance to educate parents on the opportunities they leave on the table if they opt not to read to their children. They’ll see them in public, and say, ‘That’s my reader!’ ”. In the meantime, Bond will be focusing on ensuring that her grandchildren — ages 2, nine-months and two-months — are thriving in her own, personal at-home Read Aloud program. There was a phase, Bond said, where educators didn’t see the need for someone to come in and read to their children. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. She still works as a volunteer trainer for the organization, but, as the founder of Read Aloud West Virginia, she is excited to see what comes for the organization in the future. Bond leaves the organization in the hands of Dawn Miller, who previously served as the communications director for the organization and has been a volunteer for more than 20 years. Presenting your child with vocabulary and spelling games — as educational as they claim to be — is not the same as sitting down and exploring a story with them. “Our premise at Read Aloud is that teachers teach reading, but families raise readers. The BB&T West Virginia Foundation has awarded Read Aloud a $2,500 grant to support book distribution programs throughout the state. “They are very reliable and they show up every week and they read to kids — just for fun — and they model that behavior and get the children excited about reading and about books.”. If you learn to like those stories, you can get information on anything you care about in a book somewhere.”. High 77F. “That’s incumbent on every adult to share those stories. “The beginning of the school year’s the perfect time (for orientation) because then it gets everybody ready so, when the teacher says, ‘Ok, we’ve gotten our routines down and we’re ready for our reader,’ the reader can just step in to that weekly routine,” Miller said. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. “We brought it to First Presby preschool’s parent education forum, and we wanted to build on that ... we got together and we named ourselves Read Aloud West Virginia, even though we were only in Kanawha County at the time.”. When a parent reads to a child at home, Bond said, she sees the child form positive associations with the activity. You have permission to edit this article. There was a problem saving your notification. I include within that family not only the family you live with, but really this whole community around a child,” Bond said. [���iTb/Nú(A�3b{�jx��V�b"gi��aW��l_x���b���������#b4O��r��0Q�ahѓ�eܔ�=��P-{�>�;�v�Cf��ۨ�B�I�����"c�&�\O���8q"K��H��T_ �� PK ! ����ݻ�]�R��Hmm���_{�6�5�_����w}���U�֡���"\_]�� An important aspect, though, is ensuring kids are being read (or reading) the right books. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. when it’s expanded through schools with a high number of volunteers — the state’s English and reading scores are higher. Read Aloud West Virginia, a nonprofit organization working to change the state's literary culture, is currently recruiting volunteers to regularly read to the Mountain State's students. ]���(s|����m�{�1W��V��0�"���:/��9EI�4u�X)} \w�K�~g�{ M���^uw@��\N. As screen time and technology start to define the younger generations, she worries about the effect on pleasure reading and literature. PK ! Through book drives and giveaways, the organization works to get books into the homes of children. Later, as her son was starting preschool at First Presbyterian, those at the school asked for ideas for a parent education night. ��ނh�����m�| If only one or two of those legs are working, she said, the child will be at a disadvantage. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Slight chance of a rain shower. BB&T has provided similar financial support for several years now, and we are grateful for the role they continue to play in helping Read Aloud maintain and expand its book distribution programs. Bond said this extends past reading fiction and nonfiction books to helping them, in adulthood, better understand other subjects — things that can help them be more resilient and self-sustaining as they grow. Mary Kay Bond (left) and Dawn Milller, both of Read Aloud West Virginia, talk to students of George C. Weimer Elementary in June. We strive to keep books in the hands and on the minds of West Virginia's children. “NGK’s corporate partnership enables us to continue our efforts to build program consistency around the state. For Bond, the change is an opportunity to spend more time with her grandchildren. “Kids seeing you do it — day in, day out, week in, week out — shows that it’s important and, more importantly, shows them that reading is enjoyable,” Miller said. That small act of allowing them to choose their own book, gives them a sense of agency in the activity, Bond said. Bond was a new mother at the time, and someone gifted her a handbook for the national Read Aloud program. �Ix�B�M�؞{�u�ֵMV�x��~� ��k��\|O?�g� )���r�����`� � W;�EE^�Ģ�Za�8���X+��Xʠ��*A>�zO����QJ���`�����5o�̌��v]�ʅ Bond concedes that there are certainly other factors here, but it is a trend. “I still remain invested in the organization, I always will be, but I know that it will succeed under the new leadership. That helps encourage the behavior in the future, and as a source of recreation, not a chore or assignment. Everything that you need to complete these Mountain Story Map Book Report Projects is included in this set of Reach her at caity.coyne@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-7939 or follow. �}D�g"$�4��F�Y��.2#���5�9��鳔�Y]b��d��@��%�s�"�ݚ0�tB��)���[����ȓ��� �� PK ! It’s something they’re doing for themselves at that point. Log In. �j��h�'@��Pȓ��Aw�2�l�ae>p�3�f�|�]���h4$c�S՜]����q1�~�]�5�e�2n���]��}�ol��� Cloudy. “Medical literacy, financial literacy, these things that help you be successful. Subscribe today. If you have a subscription, please ��B�+�� ���M�˚�3�� Read Aloud Executive Director Mary Kay Bond noted the donation is both a show of support for Read Aloud and a clear indicator of the company’s dedication to the well-being of West Virginia’s communities. Platt, Richard Explorers: Pioneers who Broke New Boundaries American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday The finished mountain story map project measures 32 inches in width and 10 inches in height. Schools open to public school students in Kanawha County to start the new year on Monday, Aug. 12. The study explains that they’re more likely to have higher literacy skills. t��8ԅ=FI�8�[�3tO7й�����T��G�,b������贤�q�FZy��kmQ���v[��6m�L�����*\h�A<4uT�O$'ᮬ��-f�f;�Z�=s�"Dk��ߦu�BZ�[̰K�|��1n�S[R&8Y��b�4Q���S�R愗���m�@�]SW�[� ���1�K�HLl�ϻ�����ȲvR]rھ��@��lk�R�R�\: It wasn’t something that could be tested on. Trunk Inventory Trunk Number 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A B C D E Trunk # Author Title Received? Bond stepped down from her role with the program earlier this month. While education systems have come back around to encouraging Read Aloud’s program and practices, Bond said the struggles aren’t over. �U0#� L _rels/.rels �(� ���N�0��H�C���nH���LH�!T�$����$@����Jc�����? �.�R� � xl/workbook.xml���N�0E�H�����y�E�$� �A�(��2��ؑ���'�d5�}f婒��Z�4����5�ҏ���%�1ř� Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. ��^e� /���\�d��. R��r�7�+�T� }�)"φ���Dn��1 She’s heard stories from volunteers of this happening in grocery stores, movie theaters and community events. 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. These finished book report projects will make a brilliant bulletin board display of your students' work. Winds light and variable. Earlier this month, though, Bond announced her retirement as executive director. “I didn’t leave cold turkey, it’d be like cutting off my arm,” Bond said. Our mission is to motivate kids to WANT to read. In other words, Bond said, allowing them to have a say in what is read. 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