Literacy Programs as Learning Solutions for Title I Students
Programs In School After School At-Home Summer Enrichment
Bookworm Central, a woman/minority owned book distributorship, specializes in building innovative solutions to foster and support reading/learning communities. We develop customized platforms and programs to support Title I schools in their efforts to connect books with children. By applying our experience and expertise to facilitate equitable access to curated books, we hope for children to be inspired to read often and deeply, both in and outside of school.
Bookworm Central Reading and Learning Solutions for Title I Students
Supporting Reading Recovery/Enrichment
Averting Covid-19 Slide
Remediating Learning Loss
Covering All Bases In School Programs
At-Home Programs
Teacher Engagement
After School Programs
Summer Enrichment Programs
Parental Involvement
Products
Tech Platforms
Programs
Books, Supplemental Resources, Board Games and Card Games
Ensuring Equitable and Digital Access to Curated Materials & Programs
i.e. RISE, BookChoice, Booklings, Book Bundles, BookConnect, Bibliocitos
Serving School Divisions
Schools
Early Learning Centers
Education Community Stakeholders
Benefitting
All Children and Students
Educators
Parents
Bookworm Central serves Title I schools by offering the following:
Reading and Learning Recovery/Enrichment Programs
In School and After School Programs
At-Home and Summer Enrichment Programs
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RISE Countering Summer Slide
BookConnect Building Your Community One Book at a Time
BookChoice Providing an Equitable Literacy Platform
Book Bundles Guiding Parents to Grade Appropriate Books
Booklings Inspiring Family Reading in the Early Years
Bibliocitos Bringing Easy Access to Foreign Language Books
REDI Classroom Collections Elevating Student Literacy
Skymind Labs Curating Educational Game Collections for Learning
School Online Bookstores Offering a Unique Literacy Forum for Each Community
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Evidence-based Literacy Programs—Supporting Ongoing Learning
Reading and Learning Recovery/Enrichment Programs
In School and After School Programs
At-Home and Summer Enrichment Programs
RISE
BookConnect
83% of children from low-income households do not have regular summer learning activities, resulting in a higher increase of summer slide, compared to higher income households.
“When communities work together to support learning, students tend to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level programs.”
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Children who actively read for pleasure tend to have higher vocabulary, comprehension skills, creative thinking, and empathy.
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Family involvement increases children’s positive feelings about literacy, which in turn improves their literacy performance.
School Online Bookstores
Your Selections, Your Space, Your Bookstore Make equitable access to books available to your community with your 24/7, year round online bookstore
BookChoice: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/resource-documents/the-case-for-childrens-rights-to-read.pdf; Book Bundles: https://www.gse.harvard. edu/news/uk/08/05/family-involvement-and-childrens-literacy; BookConnect: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/PB11_ParentInvolvement08.pdf; RISE: https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2018/2018160.pdf; Booklings: https://www.bookspring.org/literacy-statistics/; Bibliocitos: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/updates/show/184-the-number-of-bilingualkids-in-america-continues-to-rise; Books by the Dozen: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/give-your-classroom-library-boost/; Skymind Labs: https://www.teachstarter.com/au/blog/10-benefits-to-playing-games-in-the-classroom/; Your Online Bookstore: https://www.scholastic.com/site/teacher-principal-schoolreport/key-findings/focus-on-literacy.html; Icons for Book Bundles, Booklings, Books by the Dozen and Your Online Bookstore made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com
Keeping in Step with Current Needs...
Designed for Easy Scalability
Technology-Supported Equitable Access
Booklings
“Children who were read to at least three times a week by a family member were almost twice as likely to score in the top 25% in reading compared to children who were read to less than 3 times a week.”
REDI
Customized and Curated to Match Unique Needs
Bibliocitos
22% 22% of children, about 12 million, in America are bilingual or multilingual.
Skymind Labs
+600 “Experts claim a classroom library should have at least 20 books per student, so a typical class of 28 students would have a classroom library of close to 600 books.”
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“When playing games, students become more engaged in their learning, taught content is reinforced and class positivity is increased.”
of teachers and principals agree that “providing year-round access to books at home is important to enhancing student achievement”.
Working to Enable Success for all Title I Students through Customized Reading and Learning Programs
Program Finder
Select the ones that best serve your students CHALLENGE
RESPONSE
Ameliorate “summer slide” (or “Covid-slide”) among readers
An online portal directing students to “just-right” books to preserve and improve reading levels
Explore and address critical issues related to personal and community well-being
A program facilitating quiet self reflection and mindful group dialogues around books, stories, and related activities
Motivate students to read for pleasure
An online portal offering students the opportunity to select books of choice
Provide families timely access to the latest greatest books
An online portal enabling families to find new releases at appropriate grade levels
Stimulate family engagement in the early years
A subscription program that brings curated books, activities, and parent resources into the home
Encourage students to learn a second language
A subscription program providing access and exposure to foreign language books, and the opportunity to add such books to home libraries
Boost classroom library collections and encourage children to love reading
A program providing easy access to quality literature at every skill level
Support classroom curriculum with hands-on and interactive resources
A customized selection of logic, strategy and word games making classroom learning fun
Provide ongoing access and exposure to best books
An online platform allowing any community to host a forum of curated books 24/7, 365 days a year
OUTCOME
If you have specific needs or goals not listed here, share them with us—many of these programs can be adapted and scaled to match your needs.
Student academic achievement is enhanced by securing and strengthening reading abilities
RISE
Children establish deeper connections with themselves, their community and the world around them
BookConnect
Students who read for pleasure will become life-long information seekers and learners
BookChoice
Children spend quality family time, exploring and reading books, resulting in their ongoing growth and development
Book Bundles
Children are given a strong foundation to flourish—socially, emotionally, and intellectually
Booklings
Children reach a broader understanding of other cultures, traditions and people
Bibliocitos
Developing an interest in reading and learning inspires children to become independent readers
REDI
Children’s comprehension is enhanced through hands-on, interactive, and sensory stimulation
Skymind Labs
Communities unify around their commitment to literacy and their love for books
School Online Bookstores
Grades K to 8
Grades Pre-K to 12
Grades Pre-K to 12
Grades Pre-K to 12
Grades Pre-K to 2
Grades K to 12
Grades Pre-K-12
Grades K-12
Grades Pre-K-12
RISE (Read in Summer and Excel) Countering Summer Slide A Bookworm Central Summer Program for Grades K–8
Project RISE is a DRA-leveled reading initiative designed to counter summer slide among aspiring and vulnerable students. Project RISE, an online selection platform, ensures that all children can easily access and choose “just right” books from a curated selection of titles. The goal of this program is to provide equitable access to books so students may have them on hand to voluntarily read, for practice and pleasure, over the summer.
Why invest in RISE? Provide “Just Right” Books • Pilot Appropriate Actions • Prevent “Summer Slide” Motivates students to keep reading over the summer months and limits the effects of summer slide on their ongoing learning.
Helps schools close the achievement gap for at-risk students, gauge student progress, and quantify the ROI.
Supports the work of educators by countering summer reading/ learning loss among students.
Informs parents about summer slide and engages them in encouraging student participation and efforts.
Learning or reading skill losses during the summer months are CUMULATIVE. By 6th grade, struggling readers will have accumulated a loss of TWO YEARS in reading skills.
Source: https://summerlearning.org/?pge=know_the_facts
Contact us to Get Started Today: 703–367–0045 | outreach@bookwormcentral.com
Challenges of Summer Slide
How RISE Can Help
An average of 2 months of reading skills are lost over the summer.
RISE provides “just-right” books and direction, helping prevent a decline in skills.
More than half of children in need do not have access to books at home.
RISE brings reading materials into the homes of students in need, encouraging them to evelop regular reading habits.
75% of parents wish they knew more about summer slide from educators and how to mitigate it.
RISE informs parents about the reality of summer slide and engages them to support their children’s reading and learning efforts.
6 weeks are spent every fall reteaching material students forgot over the summer.
RISE benefits teachers when 80-90% of participating students return to school with retained or improved reading levels.
Children who both live in poverty and read below grade level by 3rd grade are three times as likely not to graduate from high school as students who have never been poor.
RISE provides equitable access to books and helps with closing the achievement gap between low and high income students.
73% of children say they would read more if they could choose the books they like.
RISE provides children the options to select books of choice and motivates to keep reading.
Sources: https://littlescholarsllc.com/blog/summer-learning-loss-facts/ | Seattle Intelligencer | Alexander, K.; Entwisle, D.; Olson, L. (2007) | https://summerlearning. org/?pge=know_the_facts | https://www.aecf.org/blog/poverty-puts-struggling-readers-in-double-jeopardy-minorities-most-at-risk/ | https://www.oxfordlearning.com/ how-to-improve-reading-comprehension/
Program Cost Cost of program will vary based on the number of students and books offered per student. An example: A 10-book selection per student, costs $70.
Measure of Success Schools are encouraged to evaluate RISE outcomes by reviewing data and calculating ROI.
Program Participation Guidelines 1
Schools identify students likely to face summer slide and benefit most from the program.
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Schools register participating students on Bookworm Central’s online RISE portal.
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Students make their choices from a curated selection of DRA leveled books.
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Bookworm Central processes, fulfills, and ships orders to students’ homes.
Detailed highlights for other Bookworm Central programs are also available.
BookConnect Building Community One Book at a Time A Bookworm Central Program for Grades Pre-K–12
BookConnect is a customizable literary experience using books and associated activities to highlight matters of significance within a community. This program enhances member awareness, understanding and engagement around such topics. This reading and learning initiative aims to present participants with opportunities for quiet self reflection and mindful group dialogues and activities so they may develop deeper connections with themselves, their community and the world around them.
Why invest in BookConnect? Expanding Awareness • Encouraging Discussions • Enriching Communities Builds a sense of community by
Nurtures a strong personal/
Introduces and brings focus on topics
Facilitates healthy and mindful
Inspires intentional self-reflection
Unites the community around
offering a shared experience.
of relevance within a community.
leading to better understanding and mindful change.
community connection.
discussions among readers.
literacy and beyond.
One Project, Best Books, Common Vision One World, Many Stories, Infinite Connections
Contact us to Get Started Today: 703–367–0045 | outreach@bookwormcentral.com
An interactive Reading/Learning Initiative (Division–wide/School–wide/Classroom–wide) Connecting Communities Through Books, Stories, & Activities
Level 1: LEARN
*Program Example:
Ages 5-8, Grades K–2
Level 1: LEARN, Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion Collection
Level 2: RECOGNIZE Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5
Level 3: REFLECT Ages 11-14, Grades 6–8
Level 4: BECOME
Ages 14-18, Grades 9-12 We also offer a specially designed BookConnect program for Early Education
NURTURE
Ages 0-3, Early Childhood
SHARE
Ages 3-5, Pre-K
Area of Focus: Personal & Community Well-Being
What’s Included: Curated classroom set of books for teachers Teacher Resource Guide for each book
Topics: Inspiring Self Care and Self-Regulation Cultivating Social/Emotional Intelligence Fostering Resilience Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion* Nurturing Connections Cherishing Environment
An E-guide for topic-related teacher reflections Selected titles per student Student Activity Handbook/ Accompaniment An E-flyer for optional games/ activities that schools/teachers may purchase for additional resources to enhance topic understanding
Program Cost may vary based on selected accompaniments. Detailed highlights for other Bookworm Central programs are also available.
For 30 years, Bookworm Central has partnered with hundreds of schools/organizations/communities to keep thousands of students reading and learning each school year. We continue to be guided by our vision, mission and philosophy.
Mission
Vision
Connecting Books and Readers
Growing Fine Minds
Philosophy We believe that good literature has the power to provoke thought, spark imagination, and shape character. It reinforces the concepts essential to civilized society: courage, compassion, integrity, goodness, and gratitude. Books bring these gifts to life, helping children develop inner resources that can be drawn upon throughout their lives.
8 Steps to Bring the Right Program(s) to your Students 1
Determine your reading and learning recovery/enrichment needs
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Evaluate logistical and funding details for successful program fulfillment
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Lay out program priorities and desired outcomes
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Coordinate and address logistical and funding requirements
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Determine number of students that may benefit through participation in a defined program
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Review and approve program fulfillment timeline
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Contact Bookworm Central to identify a program that best matches outlined needs and priorities
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Forge an ongoing collaboration with Bookworm Central in connecting books and readers
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