Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc.
| Rolling Readers, a non-profit literacy program, started on the Space Coast in 1997. We are part of a grassroots campaign to develop children’s desire to be lifelong readers by providing them with high-impact program materials, books and volunteer services. We have grown to include hundreds of volunteers who are now reading to and working with over 6,000 children (prekindergarten- fifth grades) in Brevard County Title I elementary schools. Volunteers in the Read Aloud program read weekly to children, inspiring their minds, touching imaginations, developing language skills, and providing a positive impact on their lives. 30 minutes is all is takes. . We sponsor a unique unique Reading Skills program aimed aimed at reluctant second grade grade readers. A Reading Skills Team, made up of four team members, is assigned to a school. Each member is given a specific day of the week for their service. The volunteer goes into the school one hour each week, working one-on-one with four second grade students (15-20 minutes with each child.) Using a leveled series of books, the volunteer helps each child expand reading skills, enrich vocabulary, and improve comprehension and fluency. The Grade-level Reading Intervention Program (G.R.I.P.) targets 8/9 year old children and involves innovative, weekly small group sessions conducted in a workshop format. Volunteers use learning activities that are hands-on and high interest to the students , reinforcing and improving reading skills. Fingerprinting is required. Annual March Book Giveaway Each child receives a new hard cover book. See the difference. Feel the difference. Make the difference...one book at a time |
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"Have a positive impact on children's lives."
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Our Mission: Uniting Brevard County elementary-aged children with books and caring adults to promote a community of life-long readers” |
| Mission Statement |
"I feel very blessed to have found Rolling Readers. It's great being a part of a Win-Win situation. The children fill a need for me, and I feel I fill a need for them." ~ Read Aloud Volunteer Emma Jean McKinley |
| Testimonials |
| " I love visiting with and reading with the first graders. Sometimes I am unsure who is having more fun, them or me!" ~Read Aloud Volunteer Patsy Dyson |
| "Observing the difference in self concept of these students as they become aware of their success and growth in reading is amazing." ~ Reading Skills Volunteer Karen Whitman |
| " As you well know, "the village" it takes to accomplish success with our children. The parts that are in place that afford each child small group instruction, one on one, literacy rich environment and "just plain caring about each of them" leads to academic success. Rolling Readers plays an essential and critical piece to our student success. I thank you and thank each of you for making a difference in the lives of our children at DR. W.J. Creel Elementary. We try to prioritize our relationship with Rolling Readers as we believe that you change lives and families for the betterment of our community and America. Just like the tale of the Starfish- each one matters. ~Dr. K Eward, Principal Dr. W.J. Creel Elem. |
WE BELIEVE every
child should have
access to books,
magazines,
newspapers,
computers, e-readers
and text on phones.
Whatever way you
read, you will need to
figure out what the
fact are or what the
story tells you. No
matter how and where
you get access to
ideas, you will need
the skills of reading to
understand yourself
and your world.
WE BELIEVE that in
the 21st century, the
ability to read is
necessary not only to
succeed but to
survive -for the ability
to understand
information and the
power of stories is the
key to a life of
purpose and meaning.
The Reading
Bill of Rights
~ by Scholastic
Read every Day
Lead a Better Life
child should have
access to books,
magazines,
newspapers,
computers, e-readers
and text on phones.
Whatever way you
read, you will need to
figure out what the
fact are or what the
story tells you. No
matter how and where
you get access to
ideas, you will need
the skills of reading to
understand yourself
and your world.
WE BELIEVE that in
the 21st century, the
ability to read is
necessary not only to
succeed but to
survive -for the ability
to understand
information and the
power of stories is the
key to a life of
purpose and meaning.
The Reading
Bill of Rights
~ by Scholastic
Read every Day
Lead a Better Life