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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittalSubmitted Into the public r�. i:,flfl^cticfl tier[, 11)S. l on 10 -- 1?-it# Priscilla A. Thcmpoof City Clerk Community Literacy Initiativ: About the Initiative Reading in Progress is a county -wide literacy initiative of Miami -Dade County Public Schools and educational publisher Houghton Mifflin. The initiative's goal is to advance reading skills while making reading something children look forward to, enjoy and make time for every day. Reading in Progress is primarily focused on eight Miami -Dade communities: Florida City Little Haiti Hialeah Little Havana Homestead • Miami Gardens Liberty City • Overtown ,,LIATTED INTO THE BLLC RECORD FOR _MD311 ONi D( I1,EISHMAN HILLARD Submitted Into the public About the Initiative re rc: i~.ir;acticn with item .i en t0.r1-04. Prisciiia A. Thompson ----.. City Cleric Through a cooperative effort between elementary school students, their parents, educators, community leaders and businesses, a series of community -focused activities will be created and implemented to foster a supportive environment for young readers. One of the program's key elements is the Community Reading Corner - a public space turned into a designated reading area, complete with reading chairs, floor pillows and a variety of reading materials. There are currently 13 Community Reading Corners in Miami -Dade County. Local celebrities supporting Reading in Progress include Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat, Singer Gloria Estefan, Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins, Dontrelle Willis of the Marlins and Olympic Ice Speed Skater Jennifer Rodriguez FLEISHMAN HILLARD Creating a Community of Learning Research supports that encouraging a love for reading can: help children learn and prepare them for the challenges they will face in the 21st century create strong communities through education improve lives by unlocking opportunities create a genuine joy of reading The role of the community family centers can encourage and support learning for children and families offer the opportunity for students to learn outside of school bring children together and make reading part of a traditionally "fun" environment Sebritted Into the public' record is o connection with item 13.1 on to �a o` priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk FLEISHMA HILLARD Alonzo Mourning Launches Reading in Progress with a Read to Me event in Overtown, 2005 Submitted Into the public reco wi .. ccnncct on v: th1 item a)g. 1 on Lb]{z-1ok Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk FLEISHMAN HILL RD Community Reading Corners Submitted Into the public record i _ _rIneGtion with item P3.I on !b Priscilla A. Tho pson City Clerk FLEISHMAN HILLARD Community Reading Corners Subrnitted Into the public recct-d F:: connection with item �3.1c Iv 0.1 DV A. E�(�"+1umpson City Clerk k • Celebrity Bookmark Series Submitted Into the public connection with item T3._J on to 121c* Friscil;a A. Tho ripson City Clerk Front yard to yard lraval so far, find a good nook and tackla a book. Raadinq li tha winning Wolf ?Mika tiara to road arrant dart. 1.13u a Thom pelmet' et The burr.,., a Meek under IN bamkat at That Iasi mod eel wen dot _ Rldday lr Tea ofrneee playl Make ttrm to real every dire Raaelni I: I';rarn duck' add, ,nigh0 road in ihu dark. Vow con rand in Ma pork. Fish would at ad undue the sac. Note con rood undo,. a eraa- Bird marl road in !Fur air. But you can rood onywhum Make limn 7o Road Evart' Day! 4 MIAMI I MIAMI SHORES 1 BISCAYNE PARK I EL PORTAL I DOWNTOWN I OVERTOWN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005 I EDITOR: JIM MURPHY 1305-376-2036 OVERTOWN H E AT 5 TA R M A u f fitted lnio the public READING F U I1 recap ;., connection with MIAMI HEAT CENTER ALONZO MOURNING WOWED CHILDREN AT THE OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER NOT -WITH HIS PROWESS ON THE COURT RUT WITH HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR READING. HIS APPEARANCE HELP LAUNCHED A SCHOOL DISTRICT READING INITIATIVE BY ELtZABETN SANTOSry News Se,ce About 25 excited children recently marched single file into a bright yellow book - tilled room called the Reading Corner at the Overtown Youth Center. That's where the Miami -Dade County Public Schools launched a literacy initiative to promote the importance and the joy of reading. Wearing identical over- sized "Reading in Progress" T-shirts, the students from Frederick Douglass, Phillis Wheatley and Paul Laurence Dunbar elerncntary schools shuffled into the room to hear Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning read from his favor- ite childhood book, Where the Wild Things Are. As Mourning entered, the children murmured to each other. "He's so tall," one whis- pered. Another asked, "Is he a basketball player Then they swarmed around hitn as he sat down to read the story by Maurice Sendak about a naughty boy named Max who is sent to bed with- out supper after wearing his wolf suit to dinner. During the night, Max's room becomes a world of forests and seas where the wild things live and Max is crowned their king. At the end of the book. it is revealed that Max was only dreaming of his adventure with the wild things. Mourning used the refer- ence to dreams to talk to the children about their dreams and how reading ran help ful- fill them.. "A lot of times I didn't want to read because I was told to," he told the children. "As I got older, I learned its importance. Reading is like food for the brain." Mourning said it is impor- tant that children see how reading can be fun. making it not a responsibility but more of a fun activity. He put his fun theory to practice by reading the entire book in several animated tones. And. rather than just reading tothe elementary stu- dents, he drew them into the reading process. He actively involved them by asking ques- tions about the story as he turned each page. Even the audience of reporters, educa- tors and others joined in by roaring when the wild things roared and creating other sound effects when necessary. Cindy Rubio, a fifth -grader at Frederick Douglass Elemen- tary, was impressed, "I liked the book because it was funny. And the pictures were fun, too." said Cindy, II. Mourning's Read with Me session, which took place Nov. 17. launched the start of the Reading in Progress program. a community literacy initiative of Miami -Dade County Public Schools and education pub- lisher Houghton Mifflin, The program will concentrate on eight Miami -Dade communi- ties:. Florida City. HRaleah, Homestead. Little H5 .iti, Little Havana. Liberty City. 1Mfiami Gardens and Overtown. In each community. Reading Corners wilt be established in places such as parks and com- munity centers. The Reading Corner at the Overtown Youth Cc-nrer, 450 NW I4th 5t., is stocked with books donated by Houghton Mifflin, chairs, floor pillows and a rug. The walls are painted bright mustard yellow and large gray -and -white floor tilesmake the room look like a life-size game board. "This initiative is about giv- item 1).5 .1 on iti c40R. a Apse ity tier STORY TIME; Above. the Heat's Alonzo Mourning reads from the book Where the Wild Things Are at the Reading Corner at the Overtown Youth Center. Below, Schools Superintendent Rudy Crew addresses students. ing children their world, the world that is bigger than their street or their neighborhood," said Miami -Dade School Superintendent Rudy Crew. who attended the hour-long inaugural event headlined by Mourning. "The initiative is an effort of schools and commu- nities. Whatever can be done in schools can be done here." The initiative takes a three- fold approach. The first is to educate parents about the importance of literacy and how they can help their chil- dren, according Joseph Garcia, spokesman for the school dis- trict. Thu second is to celebrate reading by offering incentive activities such as the celebrity Read with Me program- These events feature a focal celebrity reading his or her favorite childhood book in one of the Reading Corners in the target communities. The third step is to motivate teachers to bocomu masters as teaching reading to children. Despite the emphasis on fun, the children understand that reading is a stepping stone to success, "You can make big changes in your life by reading," said fourth grader AIe;is Wooden, I1, of Frederick Douglass Ele- mentary. "You can go to col- lege and get a good job." H,LEISHMAN HILLAR I I � I I II I I11I �11� I,�1IlIl,1')���1111J I II'1�4I I I n�)')1 (**********B.DIGIT 33134 P11 THEY NEUHAUS EISHMAN-HILLARD,INC , ALHAMBRA PLZ RAL GABLES FL 33134-5202 DISTRIBUTED RE MIAKI•DADE *AIRD COMES FOR 0 tbe taint otir ) rnrmrrI'r S0uTh Lines[ E61 C'rculalon One Family — Serving Since 1923 YEARS Worming Miorni-0odt and 9rawo+d Counties 3ub,mitted into the public itemon to 0r Priscilla A. Tiro pson City Cle{t 1 Rudy Crew details program at the Overtown Youth Center \oortg readers ul S;r�rni-U,1dr County will see and experience the support tnr huraoy from heir parents and uthel aduhs at lllelr communities (trough Reading fit Progress, an unt- rcarh initiative launched Thtusday by Miami -Bade County Public Schools in pars• our+hip with cduc•mtlunal pub - Houghton M1ldllw 1 0 1111uty. Reading In Progress will bring together ch m iui to nehoof sut- dem,.their parents. educators. ((an l/mit) leaders and busi- nesses to raise I heroes as a continua) priurlly. The pur• pose of the Immune is three- fold t o (Atli ail patents about the unpin -mine of literacy and six( ilic thinks they can do to help raise a good reader and to educate students about the rld11111111111y s Interest In literacy and plow, Ihey l allread: • To celebrate reading through lrlcentive acllyilles Iha) will excite cotul,g readers: mud Tu motivate our teachers to he masters in developlingyoung readers. The initiative is targeted at eight Miami -Dade communtt)dn this school year: Honda City and Homestead. Hialeah: Liberty City. Lillh• Hails. Little Habana. and Overtown in the City of Miami: and Miami (larder's. Reading In Progress will sup- port the work being done by our students and teachers in schools by equipping parents with Ilse right tools :sad inlnr-. nm1110) to help then under• stand the important role dies play In developing good reading habits and hy. bringing reading to the p)lnces where children already gather and play," said Superintendent Rudolph F•- "Rudy" Crcw. Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning helped launch Reading In Progress with a 'Rend To Me- event fur elemen- tary school students al the Overtown Youth Center. "Read Fo Me" events are Otte of the tactics that the initiative will use to motivate young read- ers, The Youth Center will house the inaugural Reading In Progress 'Conununily Reading Corner." a public space turned into a designated reading area, complete with reading chairs• flour pillows and a varlet§ of Miami Heat star AIont¢a Mourning helped launch Reading In Progress with a "Read To Me" event for elementary schhool students at the Overtown Yovib Censer reading materials. Working with community leaders and local orgaui0atpolu. a series of Community Reading Corners will be established in Ihr right large( communities. 'Reading has always been a big part of !ny hies :rowing up, d stinulhncd my imagina- tion and crealirity while allow- ing utc lu (tram ul places and things that at the time were not within reach- I am honored to join 1)r. Ruch Crew and !Oland - Dade CouruI Public fn`hwls to L'ruurh the Reading In Progress Mill:lilse that encourages the sante opportuuin.- Simrning said. Sindruls al the Overloryn Yuu111 ('eater were ptesellled with and inaugural. iimiterl-cdi- lion Mark the Iloukutark.' The bookmark Ctshloned In the style of a basketball player and signed by Alonzo Munching. Is the first in a series created specifically for the literacy inn tallre curl designed to under- score the link between helm reader and hcnlg a hero. Subsequent designs will repre- sent other heroes aurl Themes popular with .students and will be used it) p loOlItice ei(orls (or round readers. FL;ISHMAN HILLARD Media Coverage NOTICIAS RESULTADOS DE LA LOTERIA FANTASY 5 r. F ir.rWa l.,ttrry Ndmeros premiados Jueves 6 de Abril 04-08-18-21-33 MIAMI Y FLORIDA Miami, Florida, Sabado 8 de Abril de 2006 Submitted Into the public rE.,cord it I connect'on item T33.1 on tot al ar. Priscilla A. City Clerk DIAI LAS MICAS 5 2 Anos Section B Santoral del Dia ti;ibado 8 - Guallerio, rlmancio } I'crlk Ino. Domingo 9 - lingo y Acaeio. Inauguran nuevo rincon de lectura para la comunidad de Hialeah Con una serpiente al cuello, Ron Magill organize un viaje imagina- rio a una selva mientras le lefa a un entusiasmado grupo de nine's ayer en el parque Carl F. Slade en Hialeah. Como representante de buena voluntad del Miami Metro - zoo, el Sr. , agill y sus amigos del reino animal dieron vida a un li- bro ante un grape de estudiantes de una escuela primaria. Su lec- tura abrie la inauguration de un nuevo Community Reading Corner o el rincon de lectura en la comu- nidad—un espacio tranquilo para los Mhos convertido en un oasis literario, lleno de aventuras y Po- sibilidades, Los lectores mas jevenes del Condado de Miami -Dade estan viendo y viviendo el apoyo a la alfabetizacien que ofrecen sus padres y otros adultos en su co- munidad por medio del progra- ma Reading in Progress, una ini- ciativa que fue lanzada el mes de noviembre del afio pasado gracias a una alianza entre las Escuelas Publicas de Miami - Dade y la editorial educativa Houghton Mifflin, El programa "Reading In Pro- gress' refine a los estudiantes de escuelas primarias, a sus padres, educadores, iideres en la comu- nidad y negocios para promover la alfabetizacien como una prio- ridad en la comunidad. Ron Magill con una serpiente al cuello converse con un grupo de nicks 'Ia alfabetizacien ocupa un Lu- gar primordial en nuestra comuni- dad", exprese el alcalde de Hiale- ahJulioRobaina. "Nosenorgullece ser parte del programa Reading in Progress para poder expandir nuestros programas de lectura existentes y continuar apoyando a los niiios de Hialeah'. Son Tres los propesitos de esta iniciativa: • Educar a los padres acerca de Ia lectura y darles las herra- mientas especificas para ayu- darlos a formar a un buen lector y de igual manera, educar a los estudiantes sobre el interes de 1a comunidad en la lectura y los lu- gares donde pueden it a leer; El alcalde de Hialeah Julio Robaina y Perla Tabares Heiman Vicepresiden• to de la Junta Escolar del Condado Miami -Dade cortan la data Inaugural. • Celebrar Ia lectura a traves de actividades que incentives el interes de los lectores mas jevenes; • Motivar a nuestros profeso- res para que sean maestros en el desarrollo de los lectores mas jevenes. "La lectura es un componente clave para el aprendizaje", dijo (Pasa a la Peg. 2-B) ES 5 DE ABRIL PROBLEMS DEL SUMO AFECTAN A 70 MILLONES DE ESTADOUMDENSES ito the pui iC record iri Conn. Gt'c'n with item 3)5.1 on 4° ta, o' OltrrA. h PROMOS -WAN CINCO GRANDES RURACANES PARA LA PROXIMA TEMPORADA METRO! BROWARD FEW A -ROD CON EL PODER DE LOS YANKEES DEPORTEE Silencio: iestamos leyendo! RON MAGILL, del Metrozoo, lee a los ninos El aprendiz de Shaman. Mientras tanto, un dragon australiano descansa en su hombro derecho. Esa actividad inauguro oficialmente el Rincon de lectura de la comunidad en el parque Carl F. Slade, de Hialeah. Elio forma parte de la Campana "Reading in Progress", la cual comenzo en noviembre, promovida por las escuelas publicas de Miami —Dade y la Editorial Houghton Miffin. La historia del nino shaman provoco un enorme interns en el auditorio infantil. d1 FLE ISHMAN HILLARD Submitted Into the public record i, 1 connection with item, S . or y?_ ° ' Priscilla A. Tson homCfer c Miami -Dade County Public Schools teracy Initiative of /WSJ HOUGHTON MIFFLIN