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The San Diego Council on Literacy is a proud coordinator of Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library” program. This program results in books being mailed, every month, to the homes of low-income children, ages 0-5, in selected local zip codes. For $25.00 a year, a child receives 12 books. Currently being served are children residing in these zip codes: 92102, 92105, …
46% of third graders in the San Diego Unified School District do not meet the standard for language arts (reading/writing). 20-25% of adults in San Diego County read prose at the lowest level of literacy (grade level equivalent of 0-4). We need your help to achieve our vision of Literacy for All! Here are 11 things you can do today, …
On May 1st, a school bus filled with books traveled to three locations across San Diego County to distribute books to children. The UPS Store’s donation of 55,000 books, in partnership with Toys for Tots and the San Diego Council on Literacy, made this possible. Jenny Robinson, head of public relations and social media for The UPS Store, shared why …
All credit for article goes to UPS Store. Original article here. Books are the bridge between children and a world of opportunity. As the pandemic has altered day-to-day life, children may face severely limited access to books through their schools and libraries. This makes the Toys for Tots Literacy Program’s mission to equip children with books and the vital skill …
Happy Read Across America Day! Read Across America Day falls on Dr. Seuss’ birthday and is a day to encourage kids to get excited about reading. Below are 5 ways you can celebrate reading today. Read a book. Crack open a new book or an old favorite. Share the joy by reading a book aloud to a friend or family …
ABC 10 News recently put the spotlight on local literacy efforts in their “Project Literacy” special. The news segment emphasizes the need for literacy programming, noting that 560,000 adults in San Diego County read at an elementary school level or not at all. Among the featured literacy organizations are San Diego Council on Literacy, Words Alive, Oceanside Public Library, …
*Note: This narrative is based upon a San Diego Council on Literacy virtual visit to Words Alive, via Zoom! This past June Vichittra Chaleune M.A., Read Aloud Program Manager, Words Alive, gave the San Diego Council on Literacy a tour of the “Novel Ideas: Words Alive’s Interactive Online Gallery of Student Voices”. This exciting project features artists Jennifer Frost Moreno …
Three freight trucks with 106,000 children’s books arrived in San Diego on July 1, 2020 for the San Diego Council on Literacy’s (SDCOL) The Great San Diego Book Giveaway / La Gran Entrega de Libros de San Diego, a multi-agency effort to get books into the hands of San Diego kids this summer. The Molina Foundation’s generous donation of $1 …
*Note: Zoom was used for this interview during this time of heightened health precautions. Cindy Dunlevy is the coordinator for the San Diego County Office of Education’s “Everyone a Reader” Program. She has been working with Everyone a Reader for 15 years. The program started in 1995 and works with about 3,000 kids every year. “That’s about 75,000 kids that …
The San Diego Council on Literacy is honored to be the non-profit beneficiary of proceeds from the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books event! Leading up to the Festival of Books, the San Diego Union-Tribune is featuring virtual events including children’s storytimes, virtual Q&As, and a virtual book club. These events celebrate reading in San Diego and help instill …
