Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc.
"Not every reader     
is a leader, but         
every leader is a      
reader."
              ~Harry
               Truman
"Have a positive impact on children's lives."
News:
"One of the               
greatest gifts adults  
can give to their        
offsprings and to       
their society is to       
read to children."
                ~Carl
                  Sagan
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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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.
Volunteering Is Good
For You:
In a recent US Today letter
in response to an article
regarding real estate
developers and touch
economic times, Donna
Butts, the executive director
of Generations United noted
the dangers of false
divisions of age or
generation in communities.
She noted that, "older adults
who take part in
intergenerational interaction
are happier, more active and
healthier. In one California
study, seniors who
volunteered with children
burned 20% more calories
per week, experienced fewer
falls, were less reliant on
canes and performed better
on memory tests than their
peers." This information can
be added to the countless
number of reports touting
the benefits of volunteering.  
                                              
                                    4/2010
                              
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
Return to Slow Reading
                   6/17/10

" There is more
treasure in books
than in all the pirate's
loot on
Treasure Island."

             ~Walt
               Disney
Brevard County
Bar Foundation
presents a
donation to
Rolling Readers.

                9/10
The wonderful members of UCF's Kappa Delta Pi provided
a Read Aloud hour at the Books-A-Million in Viera. Books
and financial donations were given to Rolling Readers.
This was a fun way to get into the holiday spirit.    12/10
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.

About one in 20
adults in the United
States is not literate
in English.
Eau Gallie Woman's Club
spreads holiday cheer by
presenting a donation to
Rolling Readers.
                      12/10
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
Florida Public Relations
Association presents
a check to
Rolling Readers. Their
continued support is
greatly appreciated.
Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
It was wonderful
to see our volunteers.
Thank you Andersen
Elementary Strings for
an outstanding performance.          2/11
The books are packed and ready to go.
                                                               2/11
Library displays
throughout the
county during
the summer
months.
                             
       Summer '11
The Rolling Readers are back.
                                    Fall '11
Books have arrived
                      3/11