21 in 21

21 in 21: Childhood Literacy

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21 churches in 2021...

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  • We're looking for 21 churches to bring ReadGeorgia to schools.

  • Join Childhood Literacy training events.

  • Donate books for kids.

  • Give 1.5 hours a week to change a child’s future

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ACTIONS

ACTIONS

  • Coordinate a book drive at your church and deliver to local schools.
  • Gather a group to provide homework and reading help for kids at apartment complexes.
  • Train senior adults to become Read Georgia volunteers at a local elementary school.
  • Help families sign up for library cards at the local library.
  • Provide a Community Story Time at your church and give books away.
  • Recruit and train youth from your church to read with kids in a daycare once a month.

PRAYERS

PRAY FOR...

  • Children who are struggling to read, and more volunteers to help them.
  • Read Georgia, a new program to train churches to bring literacy ministry to schools.
  • Schools as they adjust to a new school year in the midst of the COVID.
  • Tutoring and after-school ministries as they share the Gospel with kids they serve.
  • More Bibles and Bible based books to be in the homes of unchurched families.

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

  • Georgia earned a C- in K-12 in student achievement, ranking 30th among the 50 states. View Source
  • Georgia has one of the five worst graduation rates in the nation. View Source
  • 27% of Georgia’s 3rd graders who were tested at the end of the 2019 year were reading below grade level. View Source
  • We learn:
    Only about 10% of what we hear.
    Only about 30% of what we read.
    About 50% of what we hear and read.
    About 90% of what we hear, read and do!
    This study was conducted by the U.S. Air Force.
    (Copied from "A Call to Joy – Discipler’s Guide" by Billie Hanks, Jr., pg. 5.)
  • 19% of high school graduates cannot read.
    View Source

ACTIONS

ACTIONS

  • Coordinate a book drive at your church and deliver to local schools.
  • Gather a group to provide homework and reading help for kids at apartment complexes.
  • Train senior adults to become Read Georgia volunteers at a local elementary school.
  • Help families sign up for library cards at the local library.
  • Provide a Community Story Time at your church and give books away.
  • Recruit and train youth from your church to read with kids in a daycare once a month.

PRAYERS

PRAY FOR...

  • Children who are struggling to read, and more volunteers to help them.
  • Read Georgia, a new program to train churches to bring literacy ministry to schools.
  • Schools as they adjust to a new school year in the midst of the COVID.
  • Tutoring and after-school ministries as they share the Gospel with kids they serve.
  • More Bibles and Bible based books to be in the homes of unchurched families.

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

  • Georgia earned a C- in K-12 in student achievement, ranking 30th among the 50 states. View Source
  • Georgia has one of the five worst graduation rates in the nation. View Source
  • 27% of Georgia’s 3rd graders who were tested at the end of the 2019 year were reading below grade level. View Source
  • We learn:
    Only about 10% of what we hear.
    Only about 30% of what we read.
    About 50% of what we hear and read.
    About 90% of what we hear, read and do!
    This study was conducted by the U.S. Air Force.
    (Copied from "A Call to Joy – Discipler’s Guide" by Billie Hanks, Jr., pg. 5.)
  • 19% of high school graduates cannot read.
    View Source

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