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Articles by Paulo Freiere and other philosophers will be made available as pre-trip required reading. We believe these will help volunteers prepare for their time in Latin America with Rural Literacy Project.

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BOOK DRIVES :
A letter of intent shall be written and combined with a Scholastic book order form (forms and letter examples will be provided).
 
These shall be distributed through school. Best results have been met when teachers and / or a school group is supporting and working together with you. 
 
Other viable ideas include:
  • Setting up tables in visible areas
  • Organizing a contest for winning homeroom or class
  • Revolving around some school wide event
  • Involving a sports team / sorority / fraternity / college group
 

READING REQUIREMENTS for 2007 :        
Volunteers will be asked to:
  • Read a range of five to ten childrens' books in Spanish.  Exact number will depend on individual language abilities
  • Read for understanding and to be able to talk about the book
  • Formulate questions and possible answers
  • Prepare for discussions, with intent to bring children to deeper levels of enjoyment while engaging in read alouds
  • Brainstorm and list project ideas for each book, with at least 3 ideas to be developed
  • Create material list so items can be purchased beforehand

  

 BOOK SUPPLY :
  • Books are available at local bookstores, Barnes and Nobles, Borders, Amazon, via Scholastic "LEER" Book Orders, or may be borrowed from the supply from RLP (Sue's house)
  • We ask that all volunteers read the first two books on the list
  • Other books will be choices of each individual

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