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RIF Promotes Youth Reading. Shared Beginnings Goals. Young parents learn the importance of nurturing literacy in their children Young parents practice activities to foster learning Young parents acquire skills to teach their children Young parents develop supportive peer relationships
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Shared Beginnings Goals • Young parents learn the importance of nurturing literacy in their children • Young parents practice activities to foster learning • Young parents acquire skills to teach their children • Young parents develop supportive peer relationships • Young parents’ education is enhanced through literacy activities and books that interest them
Shared Beginnings Components • Training • Book distributions and reading motivational activities • Activity curriculum
Club RIF Goals • Increase amount of time children spend reading and talking about books • Promote relationships between older and younger children • Increase the reading confidence of older children • Develop management, outreach, and entrepreneurial skills of older Club RIF members • Make reading a highly visible activity in the schools and community.
Club RIF Components • Club member training • Program management • Book distributions • Paired reading • Member meetings
Contact Information Carol Rasco President and CEO Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-536-3500 Email: crasco@rif.org Website: www.rif.org