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Lake County Literacy Task Force

Lake County Literacy Task Force. 8.30.12. History of Literacy Task Force. Established in 2011 Represents educators, business and community leaders Focus on supporting county-wide literacy activities and initiatives Meets monthly Applied and received “The Big Read” grant, June 2011.

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Lake County Literacy Task Force

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  1. Lake County Literacy Task Force 8.30.12

  2. History of Literacy Task Force • Established in 2011 • Represents educators, business and community leaders • Focus on supporting county-wide literacy activities and initiatives • Meets monthly • Applied and received “The Big Read” grant, June 2011

  3. Literacy Task Force Vision The Lake County Literacy Task Force has a vision that everyone in the county — young, adults and elders, not only be able to read, but desire to read. We view literacy as a fundamental foundation of freedom, democracy, personal satisfaction, and a contribution to one’s society and personal life. Everyone who has a desire to read should have, in Lake County, an avenue to become literate and celebrate literacy. Literacy

  4. Initiative #1 The Big Read • Matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) • Focused on the works of Edgar Allan Poe • Activities Included: • Film Festival • Book Clubs

  5. Initiative #2 • Lake County Reads • Modeled after Kelseyville Sunrise Rotary Club Reading Program, now in its sixth year. • Club purchases age/grade appropriate children’s books for each selected school • Grades K-5 • Cost: $500 per year • Books are presented for signature of program speakers, then given to school after the book is read to students in a classroom.

  6. Initiative #2 • Lake County Reads • Club members each sign up to read to a class at least once during the year. • School schedules a “guest reader” once a week for about 15 minutes for approximately 25 weeks. • Service club student member signs up to read to a class at least once a year. Club advisor coordinates sign ups. • Student reader accompanies the club member to the school to read. • The club member and student member can read in separate classes or together.

  7. Initiative #3 • Schools of Hope • This pilot program will partner with Lakeport Unified School District and United Way. • The program is focused on middle to low readers in the primary grades. • Volunteers are trained and then spend 30 minutes in the classroom each week tutoring students throughout the school year. • For more information and to volunteer, email Janine Smith-Citron janinesc@lakeport.k12.ca.us or call 707-262-5628.

  8. Initiative #4 • Imagination Library • For a $25 annual sponsorship one child will receive one high quality, hard cover book per month, delivered to their home. • The Literacy Task Force has identified four programs serving high-risk childrenages 0-5 in Lake County and will launch the program by sponsoring 100 of these children. • Community members can participate by sponsoring additional children who will develop a love of reading by receiving a book in their home each month. • The program goal is to sponsor each child from birth through 5 years. Their final book each child receives sends them off to kindergarten with an exciting book about starting school.

  9. Lake County Literacy Task Force (LCLTF) Contact us for further information regarding the Task Force: Wally Holbrook, Lake County Office of Education wholbrook@lakecoe.org 707-262-4100 Richard Smith, Community Member chimeratsea@yahoo.com278-7268 Carla Hoff, Kelseyville Elementary hoffcj@hotmail.com279-4232 Literacy

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