21 in 21
21 in 21: Childhood Literacy
We're looking for
21 churches in 2021...
Complete the form below!
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We're looking for 21 churches to bring ReadGeorgia to schools.
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Join Childhood Literacy training events.
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Donate books for kids.
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Give 1.5 hours a week to change a child’s future
Fill out this short form to express your interest in becoming a part of the 21 in 21 initiative!
Discover ways to help children succeed in reading...
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.
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
- 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
- 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.
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
- 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