21 in 21 – Childhood Literacy

We’re looking for
21 churches in 2021…

Complete the form below!

• 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

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