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LINC
Initiatives
2008
Literacy, Inc. Champion Award Winners
PS
836 The Early Childhood Center – Brooklyn
Mary
Martinez, Educational Assistant
"Pee-Wee Readers"
A program that will aid parents with books to read with their young
children.
New
York Public Library, Stapleton Branch - Staten Island
Jennifer
Morris, Senior Children’s Librarian
"Picture Book Time"
A program that will foster the love of reading in children by sharing
new and interesting storybooks.
YM-YWHA
of Washington Heights & Inwood - Manhattan
Abraham
Palma, Teen and Literacy Director
"Family Literacy Program"
A
program that fosters parent-child bonding while helping with literacy
and writing.
PS
5 Children’s Aid Society – Manhattan
Nayady
Cruz, Parent Coordinator
"Treasure Chest and Summer Book"
A
program that will motivate parents to read with their children and
improve learning.
The Family Welcome Center - Bronx
Nancy
Fernandez, Assistant Principal
"Parent’s Book Club Padres de Hoy"
A
program that will mentor parents with books.
Ralph’s
Educational & Recreational Computer Services - Queens
Ralph
Greer Jr, Founder/CEO
"S.T.E.P. Weekend Reading Literacy Program"
A
Saturday program that provides multiple skill activities.
PS
189 - Manhattan
Silvia
Suero, Parent Coordinator
"Family Literacy Program (PACT)"
A
monthly program for children and parents to participate in literacy
activities.
PS 14 - Staten Island
Brenda
Cofield, Literacy Coach
"First Friday"
A
program that supports early literacy with a reading model.
The
Family Welcome Center - Bronx
Johnny
Ortiz, Community Associate
"Book and Game Club"
A
program that will encourage children to read and play games.
MS
293 – Manhattan
Manuela
Ceballos, Parent Coordinator
"L.I.O.N. Day"
Literacy
In Our Neighborhood program.
Brooklyn
Public Library, Eastern Parkway Branch - Brooklyn
Nicola
McDonald, Office Associate
"Pajama Reading and Craft Night"
A
program where books and literacy are promoted to parents and children.
PS
836 The Early Childhood Center – Brooklyn
Mary
Martinez, Educational Associate
"Yummy Thursdays"
A
program that will promote emergent reading and develop language.
Troop
and Pack 904 - Bronx
Kenneth
Simmons, Scoutmaster
"Support Writers and Read In Your Neighborhood"
A
program that helps families read together.
ASAP-After
School Activity Program - Broooklyn
Barry
Weinbrom, Director
"(MAD) Make A Difference About Wasting Water"
A
program that teaches about water wasting and how to solve this problem.
Parent Conversations
Parent Conversations are small peer-led gatherings for parents focused on how parents can help their children succeed in school. The Parent Conversations convey a common message of respect and support. They were designed to engage parents in a range of community settings, sometimes including the school, specifically around their own children’s early language learning. The focus of the Conversations is on building comfort among parents, through informal talks, about their basic relationship to the school. Parent Conversations are one answer to meeting the school’s goal of increased parent engagement.
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REPLICATION MODEL
From its inception, LINC has been working to develop a model that can be replicated in other urban settings. We have also begun to document LINC’s model and approach, so that what we have learned can be shared with other New York City and New York State school districts.
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PARENT GRANT
LINC was one of five recipients of the Parent Education and Outreach grant from New York State. Through the grant’s funding, LINC is turning one square mile in the Bronx’s Community School District Ten into a laboratory for enhancing parental involvement in their children’s early language learning and school activities.
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PRINCIPAL'S SURVEY EVALUATION
In the spring of 2002, LINC engaged an independent evaluator to survey a randomly selected group of 15-20 principals in the schools in which LINC has been active. Overall, principals appeared to understand the LINC model as it pertains to what goes on within their schools.
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CONNECTING
WITH CHILDREN IN THE AFTERMATH of 9/11
How
can LINC help young children deal with the aftershocks of Sept 11th?
What can we contribute that is meaningful and supports LINC's mission?
These questions, asked by Ann Sand of the LINC Board of Directors,
put in motion LINC's "Connecting With Children in the Aftermath
of 9/11" initiative. Ms. Sand, actively involved in all aspects
of this project, was instrumental in seeking and receiving $10,000
from the Sirus Foundation for the realization of the project.
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TEEN
TUTORS
LINC’s Teen Tutor Reading Partner Program provides another way to more effectively carry out our mission. Through this program, middle school and high school students tutor elementary school students one-on-one in reading at least once a week in schools and afterschool programs in many of the city’s low-income areas. The program seeks to improve the academic skills and self-esteem of all participating students. Over the past six years, the Teen Tutor Reading Partner Program has grown from 87 tutors and 112 students in three boroughs to 853 teens reading with 1093 young children in 48 programs in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Hudson, New York. Last year alone, the program provided 9,957 additional reading hours to its participants. In October of 2004, the Teen Tutor Reading Partner Program was awarded a Youth in Action Award from the New York Life Foundation for its work in Brooklyn.
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FAMILY
LITERACY
LINC has been awarded two $15,000 grants from the New York State
Family Literacy Alliance, one each for work in Districts 10 and
15, to expand and strengthen family literacy services with the goal
of creating a more comprehensive family literacy system for each
community.
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EXPANDING TO DISTRICT 28 IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH NYSED
LINC has been asked by the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
to bring its network-building approach to Jamaica, Queens where
the state is developing a "One Stop" comprehensive service delivery
center.
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