Invite families to participate in a family reading night at a school or community center. You might even ask children to come dressed as a character from their favorite book. - Partner with a local hospital and distribute book bags to newborns and their families. If your chapter is Just getting started with America Reads activities, or you are lookig into plans for next semester or next summer, there are many organizations that could use your help. There are probably organizations working in your community where Phi Theta Kappa members would be welcomed as volunteers. Or, you could initiate a new partnership to provide reading tutors in a school or child care center.
Many volunteer learming partners work with children during lunch, after school or even on weekends.
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