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Success Stories-Children
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George*, a 5th grade participant at the
Hollister Fun in the Sun site, came into the program with a
lower-than-grade-level reading ability and showed signs of a slight
learning disability. At the start of the Ready to Read curriculum,
George did not like the idea of reading, nor spending time each day
focusing on reading skills. The program leaders quickly found that
George he was behind in his reading level and had difficulty focusing on
the experience of reading.
As Ready to Read progressed, the program leaders and site coordinators
observed George’s reading abilities improving and his visible enjoyment
of reading. George particularly enjoyed the Santa Barbara Public
Library’s Bookmobile – every time the Bookmobile visited, George would
get very excited and always checked out a new book. Soon George was
picking out books when he was given his choice of prizes for excellent
behavior. On the last day of the program, the Santa Barbara Public
Library donated a large number of books and George took several of them
home. By the conclusion of the program, George was excited about reading
and his abilities had greatly improved.
* Name has been changed for privacy.
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