Friday, January 11, 2019

Effective Literacy Website # 6: Scholastic


Strickson Lenster Fredrick
ED638 Fall Intersession 2018
Dr. M. Rivera
IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website # 6

Effective Literacy Website on Scholastic

The sixth website for Effective Reading Project that I will be reviewing is Scholastic and the url/website can be found here at (http://www.scholastic.com). Scholastic was founded in 1920 as a single classroom magazine. Today, Scholastic books and educational materials are in tens of thousands of schools and tens of millions of homes worldwide, helping to Open a World of Possible for children across the globe. Scholastic has a long history of giving back to the community as it fulfills its mission to Open a World of Possible for all children by helping them to discover the joy of becoming lifelong readers.
Their mission is to encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children, beginning with literacy. Moreover, help children discover the pleasure and power of reading. For nearly 100 years, scholastic partnered with districts and schools to inspire lifelong readers and learners. As its mission stated, to open a world of possible, and bring the message of comprehensive literacy to you — one school at time and one child at a time. Scholastic dedicated to be with each individual on every step of the way on the path to literacy since transformative, research-based literacy instruction, to expert professional development, and groundbreaking family & community engagement.
The company established a fund known as Scholastic Possible Fund mainly to provide quality books to children in underserved communities, and in communities recovering from crises or natural disasters with the goal of improving global literacy. All the books from The Scholastic Possible Fund are distributed through non-profit partner organizations that work to help children and families understand the importance of reading as a pathway to understanding oneself and becoming a lifelong learner. Through the Scholastic Possible Fund, children around the world have received millions of books through our dedicated partners.
As I came across the website, I found out how useful this program is. They provide resources for teachers, parents, kids, administrators, and librarians.  At Scholastic, they believe that the development of robust literacy skills is at the very heart of empowering children to thrive in school and in life. That’s why they create literacy solutions that support the whole child—in the classroom, at home, and in the community. This is a great opportunity for teachers, parents, kids, administrators and librarians to help promote literacy to children ages from 3-12.

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