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Like the Carolina
Hurricanes, Bank of America has made a significant donation of $5,000 to
the Durham READS summer reading program.
Durham READS
embodies CIS of Durham's philosophy of combining the heart and the head.
The heart is our commitment to helping all of Durham's kids succeed. The head is using
programs that are backed up by research showing that they really have an
impact.
Durham READS is a
simple program. Rising 4th and 5th grade students who are reading below
grade level are mailed a book every week of the summer. The kids don't have
to go any where. The books show up in their mailbox once a week all summer
long. Each book is matched to their reading ability so that it is
challenging but readable for them. The students also read to an adult in their
home for a couple of minutes every week. Simple and effective. Dr. James
Kim of Harvard
University found that
the program was as effective as summer school, but cost a lot less per
student.
We are piloting it
with over 75 students at EK Powe Elementary
School and Club
Boulevard Humanities
Magnet School.
If you are
interested in making a donation to support a student's reading over the
summer, please make a contribution online or contact us at the office. $200
is all it takes to reverse the summer reading loss for a student.
Donate here
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