Reading Partner Program video script

VIDEO	AUDIO

Children having fun reading.	Reading can create a world of fun, imagination, laughter and magic for children.
Eau Claire School District logo.	Reading Partner Program is a service provided to children in the Eau Claire Area School District.
Reading partners with children.	This is not a tutoring program that mandates specific skill-building activities. This is reading for fun. The child reads and listens to the volunteer read.
A plethora of books.	The child may choose his or her books from the school library, or the volunteer may bring…
Magazines, newspapers, etc.	…a variety of literature to share.
Volunteer handbook.	Lists of appropriate books and activities are provided in the volunteer handbook.
Generic scenes of a school.	Reading Partner Program is available to children in schools receiving Title One Federal funds.
Wide Shot – a low-income neighborhood.	Title One funds are used to enhance the education of socio-economically disadvantaged children.
A teacher and school staff member looking over a form, talking, nodding and pointing out things on the form.	Teachers or other school personnel refer children experiencing difficulty with reading and/or language development.
A child playing alone. A book sits next to him or her, untouched.	Usually there is no one at home who is reading to these children. In some cases, parents are non-readers or non-English speaking. In other cases, parents are experiencing socio-economic problems that inhibit good family learning environments.
A child reading with a volunteer.	Since all children in Title One schools are entitled to services, not all referrals are from socio-economically-disadvantaged homes.
A child reads with an adult.	Some students do have family members who share reading experiences. However, they can benefit from a relationship with another caring adult.
Child having fun reading.	This in turn can help develop an awareness of joy and success with the printed word.
Younger children reading with volunteer or in classroom.	Most referrals are from Kindergarten through third grade.
Older teenagers.	Some junior and senior high school students are still developing English skills and have successful partnerships that began when they were younger.
a child reading.	Parents must agree to this partnership and provide an atmosphere conducive to reading.
Various scenes of volunteers reading with children.	A parent or other responsible adult must be in the home at the scheduled reading time.
A volunteer walks up to a house. A child lets him in. Both are happy to see each other.	Volunteers share a variety of literature and reading experiences by going to a student’s home for at least one hour per week during non-school hours. Reading partnerships last a minimum of one school semester.
Students walking on UWEC campus. And the UWEC logo.	Most volunteers are students at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Upward Bound logo.	Other volunteer sources are the Upward Bound Program…
Senior citizens.	…senior citizens…
The city seen from a tall hill.	…and the community at large.
A pair of volunteers working in one house.	Volunteers may work in pairs.
More than one child with a volunteer.	Often more than one child in the family gathers around to share in the fun.
Scenes of distractions.	Sometimes there are distractions due to crowded, active households.
A wheelchair.	Some students may have limited physical or mental abilities.
Scenes illustrating diverse cultures.	In addition to Hmong children, there is often the opportunity to work with children from various cultures and backgrounds. There is the opportunity to see different types of clothing and hear different music.
Food at May picnic.	Reading Partners are often invited to eat dinner with the family, attend a birthday party or taste a special treat.
A volunteer entering a full car.	Transportation can be arranged through car pools if necessary.
UWEC dorms.	Those volunteers who live in University housing…
A UWEC van.	…can ride University vans on designated nights to specific neighborhoods.
Children and reading partners.	Each year more teacher referrals are made and more parents request this service. So, volunteers are always needed and welcome.
The picnic.	Every May, parents, children and volunteers celebrate with an end-of-the-year potluck dinner.
A little red wagon.	In 1997 "America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth" was launched to promote learning and growth in children.
A child pulls a fully loaded red wagon.	"The Little Red Wagon" became its symbol. The leader of “America’s Promise” . . . Colin Powell . . . called The Little Red Wagon – “a symbol of childhood” that “could be filled with a child's hopes and dreams or weighed down with their burdens.”
Reading partners and children.	You can remove the burdens of frustration, fear and apathy a child has experienced with the printed word. Please help pull that child's wagon by being a Reading Partner.