Reading Rockets is a partner with the GFWC Antelope-North County Women’s Club. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, GFWC finds worthy organizations to partner with so all of the many clubs can work with the projects of these organizations and help their communities. Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that has information and resources to help young readers read better by producing award-winning PBS television programs about reading and education. You can watch the shows when they are broadcast by your public television station, or watch online anytime.
The aim of Reading Rockets is to inform and inspire parents, teachers, child care providers and others who touch the lives of our children by providing accurate, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. This project is guided by an advisory panel made up of researchers and experts in the reading field. The project produces and distributes research based PBS television programs, on-line services at no cost to the parents and educators of children.
Some of the programs that Reading Rockets has are websites for Colorin Colorado for Spanish speaking parents and English Language Learners (ELLs) teachers, The Launching Young Readers website which is a companion to ongoing TV series on PBS. A Tale of Two Schools goes with the Reading Rockets award winning documentary. So check out these websites and if you would like to learn more about Reading Rockets go to www.readingrockets.org. Also you can check out the GFWC procedure pages at www.gfwc.org Club Manual, Education Partnerships.
Does this sound like something you would be interested in? We would love to see you on September 10th at 11:30 am at the Super 8 Motel located on Madison Ave just off the freeway. If you want to learn more about what we do check out GFWC Antelope-North County Women’s Club and GFWC California Federation of Women’s Clubs on Face Book, like us! Call Dori at 332-7133, e-mail us at antelopeCFWC@comcast.net . This year’s October Seminar will be October 1st at the North Highlands-Antelope Library on Antelope Road. We will be learning more about Foster Care & what we can do to help. We hope to see you in September and at the Seminar.