Posts Tagged ‘STEAM’
We asked you last summer to stay tuned for big news from RIF, and we’re ready to share. Thanks to a U.S. Department of Education Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant in 2012, we began the RIF Read for Success research study to test a model aimed at reducing summer reading loss in children from economically […]
Ever dreamed of asking a favorite author about her books? What she loves to read and where she gets her ideas? Children at Irwin Elementary School in North Carolina had the opportunity to interview Andrea Beaty for their school’s Mustangs Broadcasting Network. Tune in and see what they learned! Andrea Beaty is a computer scientist/technical […]
We’re delighted to feature R. Gregory Christie’s “Polar Connection” on our 2014 holiday card. Christie has been working as an illustrator for over 20 years, and has collaborated with clients like The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times… and now RIF! He is a two time recipient of […]
For the second graders at Pamlico County Primary School, a little rain was not enough to throw a dark cloud over their beach-themed reading celebration last Tuesday. Outfitted with flower leis and their RIF backpacks, they arrived ready to choose their new books and stretch out on their beach towels to read them. Juliana wants […]
RIF recently launched an art competition, with the support of Nestlé, called FULL STEAM AHEAD WITH BOOKS, which encouraged students to express how books have fueled their passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics – or STEAM subjects. Kids from grades K through 5 at RIF programs across the U.S. sent us their […]
Thanks to thousands of Book People who have rallied together with us, 2012 has been an incredible year at Reading Is Fundamental. We’ve provided millions of children with more than 2 million new books this year, including three powerful partnerships in action just this month: 250,000 books to children nationwide to take home just before […]
I’m not going to lie. Ask me if I like math and my answer will be a resounding no.
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