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Teresa Funke runs the Read A Hero Literacy Program in the USA and is using Pubslush.com to help fund a special project. She spoke to StoryWorld about the campaign.
Tell me about your project!
Our
goal is to provide author Teresa Funke's successful Read A Hero
Literacy Program to 25 Boys & Girls Clubs across America. Donors at
the $250 level or above can help choose which clubs receive a program!
The Read A Hero Program was developed to fit within the Boys & Girls Clubs' established education programs, using resources available at each club. It was also created to be flexible and easy to use, whether the program is run by the club's education director or a volunteer. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America run over 4,000 clubs in the U.S. serving more than 4 million low-income children. It’s Teresa’s goal to help the Boys & Girls Clubs in their mission to raise literacy rates in their kids and increase book ownership. Studies have shown that nearly half of all low-income children in America do not own a single book. Studies also show that kids reading at grade level in elementary school are four times more likely to graduate high school.
The Program provides:
- A five-unit curriculum incorporating standard literacy models. Each unit includes reading time, writing prompts, discussion questions, vocabulary games, and more. Each unit also includes at least one math, physical education, art, teamwork, history, or character-building activity.
- A training session for each club.
- A Skype visit with Teresa.
- Posters and gifts for the kids.
- And, of course, 25 FREE copies of Teresa's popular Home-Front Heroes children's books based on true stories from WWII for the kids to keep!
The Read A Hero Program was developed to fit within the Boys & Girls Clubs' established education programs, using resources available at each club. It was also created to be flexible and easy to use, whether the program is run by the club's education director or a volunteer. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America run over 4,000 clubs in the U.S. serving more than 4 million low-income children. It’s Teresa’s goal to help the Boys & Girls Clubs in their mission to raise literacy rates in their kids and increase book ownership. Studies have shown that nearly half of all low-income children in America do not own a single book. Studies also show that kids reading at grade level in elementary school are four times more likely to graduate high school.
The Program provides:
- A five-unit curriculum incorporating standard literacy models. Each unit includes reading time, writing prompts, discussion questions, vocabulary games, and more. Each unit also includes at least one math, physical education, art, teamwork, history, or character-building activity.
- A training session for each club.
- A Skype visit with Teresa.
- Posters and gifts for the kids.
- And, of course, 25 FREE copies of Teresa's popular Home-Front Heroes children's books based on true stories from WWII for the kids to keep!
Teresa
Funke is a successful author, speaker, and writer’s coach. She is the
author of six award-winning books, including the Home-Front Heroes
series for middle-grade readers. She runs several programs to benefit
schools, libraries, and at-risk and low-income children and families.
How’s the campaign going?
We
have 10 days left and are 13% funded, so it’s a nail biter, but we are
very hopeful. This program could do so much good for low-income kids in
America and we have had success with it in our area, so we are hoping
people will step up to donate before the campaign ends at midnight on
May 14th.
Why did you choose to use crowdfunding?
I
was never really intending to do a crowdfunding effort, but then I was
approached by Pubslush, a crowdfunding site for all things literary, to
partner with them. They were getting ready to launch an initiative to
allow people to crowdfund any literacy related project on the site. I
immediately thought of all the teacher, librarians, non-profit leaders,
and community minded publishers that I know and realized if Pubslush was
successful in launching this effort, it would be of huge benefit to
anyone hoping to increase literacy in our country. Pubslush was eager to
lead off the effort with my literacy campaign, so if the campaign is
successful, I hope it will inspire others to think of projects that
would encourage reading and writing in our kids.
What is your target and deadline?
Our campaign ends at midnight on May 14th.
Our target goal is $10,000, which would allow us to provide the full
curriculum, 25 books, a training session, and an author Skype visit to
each club.
Where can people find you?:
Thanks Teresa! Wow, what a great project. Click the links above for more information and to help the Read A Hero Literacy Program.
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