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| "Not every reader is a leader, but every leader is a reader." ~Harry Truman |
| Literacy Not So Fun Facts How do many states estimate the number of prison beds that will be needed in the future? They look at 3rd and 4th grade reading scores. 85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are illiterate. One child in four grows up not knowing how to read. A child from a middle class family, entering grade one, has been exposed to 1200-1700 hours of one-on-one picture book reading time with an adult. A child from a low income family entering grade one has been exposed to around 25 hours of one-on-one picture book reading time. An adult from a low income household has a vocabulary equal to that of a 3 year old from a middle class family in length of word and number of words used. The cost of illiteracy to the United States is greater than the cost of “The War on Drugs”, “The War on Crime” and “The War on Terror” combined. About one in 20 adults in the United States is not literate in English. |
| "One of the greatest gifts adults can give to their offsprings and to their society is to read to children." ~Carl Sagan |

| 2009 Corporate Spelling Bee Sponsored by The Space Coast Chapter, Florida Public Relations Assoc. Thank you to the following teams that participated in this year's spelling bee, held on May 21, 2009 at Florida Tech's Gleason Auditorium. ASRC Areospace, Brevard County Bar Assoc., Craig Technologies, Eau Gallie Rotary Club, Fiserv, Florida Tech, Florida Today, Brevard Public Schools, United Way of Brevard and the winning team Port St. John Public Library. Winning team members were David McMurrin, Jennifer Moton, and Gary Russell. Congratulations and thanks for the support. 5/21/09 |
| Volunteer Appreciation Celebration: On the afternoon of January 28, 2010, Rolling Readers hosted a celebration to honor all of our outstanding volunteers. Entertainment was provided by Brevard's Best Dance Troupe and Guido Scarton shared lifestyle words of wisdom. Dr. Binggeli thanked those in attendance for their generosity and support of Brevard County's children. It was an inspiring event, as Years of Service awards were handed out to the volunteers. With their continued efforts, Rolling Readers is now in its thirteenth year of serving the children in Brevard County. Thank you. 1/29/10 |
| “Books Come Alive” for the Boy Scouts The Central Florida Boy Scout Council had two one week summer day camps at Wickham Park. The theme was “Books Come Alive.” Rolling Readers was pleased to provide readers to introduce the works of authors Mark Twain, Mary Pope Osborne, Gary Paulsen and Roald Dahl. A special thank you goes to volunteer Ricia McLennan, for so generously giving of her time. Staff members Jane Kennedy, Bonnie Daniels and Susan Thomas also contributed to the reader pool. There are now dens of Boy Scouts with their noses in books doing a bit of summer reading. 6/02/09 |
| Turn Off the TV and Talk to Your Child Limit television and video games. The more young children speak, the more brain growth they experience. In an article from USA Today by Liz Szabo, it was revealed that more time in front of the television means less words are spoken by both parent and child. Although children are hearing language on TV, it is not as effective as language spoken between parent and child. Earlier studies suggest that infants who view a lot of television recognize fewer words. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies under two should not be exposed to any television 6/01/09 |
| There is a 32 million word difference between what a child in a professional home hears and what a child from a welfare home hears. According to Jim Trelease, a reading expert, “if ‘No Child Left Behind’ expects the teacher to get the welfare child caught-up, she will have to speak 10 words a second for 900 hours just to reach the 32 million mark by year’s end,” |
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