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Read It
Forward Jax! focuses on improving
reading performance for students in grades K-12.
Read It Forward Jax! will partner
city, business, faith based, and non-profit leaders
throughout the community to share in helping teach
Jacksonville’s children about the importance of
reading.
Mentoring
agencies, non-profits and the business community
will provide human and material resources to enhance
the literacy skills of our students. DCPS' business
partners have already begun purchasing new classroom
libraries and the latest technology to increase
student’s love of reading and increase their
comprehension. This summer, a state of the art
“TV Textbook” will be made available to 50 students
in a pilot program. These small boxes will hook up
to a standard television, and can be used to teach
highly engaging reading lessons at home.
The DCPS’ academic
team has built a plan to teach instructors the
latest literacy techniques to provide students the
tools they need to succeed. That professional
development will be taken a step further as mentors
and reading volunteers throughout the city mirror
that academic plan. |
