1. Read, Eat, and Discover (READ) in Partnership with

2. International Literacy Association
The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 75 countries. ILA has an active affiliate in 44 US states. With over 60 years of experience, ILA has set the standard for how literacy is defined, taught, and evaluated.

3. National Association of State Title I Directors
NASTID…
is a membership organization for Title I Directors charged with managing their state-level Title I programs.
Members…
ensure compliance with federal regulations.
work to see that all children—especially those living in poverty— have access to a high-quality education.

4. READ History
Fall of 2014: Reading Subcommittee of National Title I Association and ILA leadership discuss possible collaborative project
Brainstorming results in idea to provide literacy activities in conjunction with an existing summer feeding site in at least one Title I attendance area or school

5. READ Program
Combines ILA volunteer-led reading and/or literacy instructional programs with existing Title I School vacation-based food programs to improve student reading and literacy skills, fight food insecurity, and foster parental engagement.

6. READ Program Basics Title I School/District
ILA Established Feeding Program/Site
A Local Volunteers
Literacy Activity/Program:
Reading
Writing
Reading Materials for Kids

7. READ Timeline
First two READ projects conducted in LA and IL summer 2015
Additional project launched in MO spring 2016
FL launching in 2017
Additional interest and discussion in NJ, MI, KS, CA, KY, SC, and others

8. Louisiana Reading Association
Jefferson Parish Public School System G. T. WOODS & McDonough # 26

9. Louisiana READ

10. Louisiana READ Superintendent Joseph visits Students during LAP.
Last year ( ), over
2,500 first through third
graders improved in reading.

11. Louisiana R.E.A.D.
Christopher and Calix Hammett volunteered to make a summer reading video.

12. Louisiana READ

13. Louisiana READ
Louisiana State University

14. Louisiana READ Update:
“The students in our local summer school program that also included the [READ] students read over 27,000 e-books in July (2017)! If we hadn't attended the National Title I Conference last year in Houston, this would have never occurred. We met the Capstone group there and they connected us with our state myON rep. We helped set her up with the local school system staff who were in charge of the summer literacy program and the e-book program happened. Very exciting culmination to our summer!”

15. Louisiana READ

16. Illinois Reading Council West Suburban Reading Council
Maywood, District 89
Scott School, Mannheim District 83

17. Illinois R.E.A.D. Illinois Teachers 3rd Grade Literacy Activities
Writing, Fluency (Poetry), Book Reporting, Vocabulary
Book Giveaways

18. Illinois READ

19. Illinois READ Jefferson Elementary School, June 21, 2016
3rd–5th Grade (120 students)
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Olympics
Book Giveaways (Bernie’s Book Bank)

20. Illinois READ

21. Illinois READ

22. Illinois READ

23. Missouri State Council St. Louis Suburban Reading Council
Missouri READ
Missouri State Council St. Louis Suburban Reading Council
Harris-Stowe University
Airport Elementary School in Ferguson-Florissant School District in St. Louis County

24. Missouri READ
ColorArt picked up 6 pallets of books from ILA 2015 and they are stored in their warehouse.

25. Missouri READ Initial project started June 15, 2016.
Harris-Stowe provides bus transportation for university students and council members.
Facilitated a read-aloud activity with Kindergarten through 5th graders at the elementary school. There were 400 students. Each student received the same book used in the their read-aloud plus another of their own choosing.

26. Missouri READ
ILA volunteers provided PD on Read Aloud and student volunteers read to students and helped distribute books.
These pictures are of the training session and of the volunteers at Ferguson.

27. Missouri READ

28. Missouri READ
This summer, Missouri returned to Ferguson and in included special education students and middle school students.
PAST ILA President Delores Malcom was one of the volunteers who helped distribute books.

29. Missouri READ June 2016: Leyendo con la Familia.
Confluence Academy, a St. Louis Charter School which serves mostly Spanish-speaking families.  
Confluence Academy, a St. Louis Charter School which serves mostly Spanish speaking families. Parents walk their children to summer school where breakfast is served to students. On this day, parents were invited to stay and have breakfast and read to their children. The Reading Council brought Spanish language books which the parents read to the children, then the children took with them. The event is called: Leyendo con la Familia .

30. Missouri READ
The Reading Council provided Books at Breakfast to a summer school Affton, south of St. Louis in addition to providing them for these happy Confluence Academy students and parents.

31. Missouri READ
OPERATION FOODSEARCH, A USDA program that utilizes AmeriCorp staff, has distributed over 3,000 books to students who come to food trucks around St. Louis County to distribute lunches to students. They have been given to children of all ages directly from mobile meals vans. One location has even started a book club.  An AmeriCorps team member, Christine, asks the children daily about what they’ve read and/or learned by reading. She is very excited to be part of the summer meals program and this takes to another level. Operation Food Search is grateful for the R.E.A.D Book Grant partnership and looks forward to continuing going forward.    
This is an AmeriCorps member, Angel, handing out books to the children at one of our mobile meals stops. I was at a meal site today and Christine was handing out the books, asking the children to tell her about the books she had given them a couple days before. The kids really love the books and are very excited when they get to receive a book, or a couple, with their meal!
This project will continue through out the summer.

32. Expanding READ School/location selection process (Title 1 rep.)
Volunteer training
Material collection (donations, vendors, etc.)
READ key metrics starting list:    
Number of sites/schools
Number of kids impacted
Number of books given out
Number of educator/parent volunteers
Number of meals served
Any case study performance data/ increase in reading-writing-comprehension skills
Any research components to program data?
Third-party partners (myON, Harris Stowe, etc.)

33. Want to start a READ program?
Contact Tiffany Sears at