MENTOR TO MAKE
a difference
Early childhood intervention provides us a chance to impact a child’s love for reading. Did you know that 47% of Florida students cannot read at a minimally proficient level by the end of third grade? ReadingPals — a statewide, volunteer-based literacy initiative — bridges the gap between community impact and education. Volunteers acts as mentors for students from pre-k through third* grade by reading to a child for one hour per week for 25 weeks.
In a sample of 225 of our students in ReadingPals, reading proficiency increased by 116%. With ReadingPals, we are:
Building meaningful, impactful relationships between students and our volunteer mentors
Helping students develop strong social-emotional foundations through self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making
Improving students’ understanding of the fundamentals for early literacy
Creating a life-long love of reading among early elementary students
ReadingPals is a statewide program designed by the Children’s Movement of Florida. You can join this statewide program (learn more here) and over 2,000 volunteers involved by clicking the link below.
*First and Second Grade follows the ReadingPals Statewide Program
READINGPALS
difference
2,700
elementary students have been served in Broward’s ReadingPals program
100,000
books have been distributed to help build children’s at-home libraries
2,100
volunteers have donated over 39,000 hours of reading instruction
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Success Story
“My parents always read to me as a child,” said Terry. “I never really thought about the impact it had until I was much older, but now I am happy to do the same for other children.”
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Amazon
Broward County Public Schools
Broward Reads
The Carol Jenkins Barnett Family Trust
Catherine L & Edward A. Lozick Foundation
City of Hollywood
Children’s Services Council of Broward County
The Children’s Movement of Florida
Deerfield Beach
Fifth Third Bank
Florida Power & Light
JM Family Enterprises
PNC Bank
Signature Grand
Youth Mentoring Program
