How to Meet the AMERICA READS CHALLENGE: READ*WRITE*NOW!

To the Young Reader:

1. Find a good book at home, school, or at the public library.

2. Read and write 5 days every week for at least 30 minutes each day.

3. On one of those days, have someone read to or with you for at least 30 minutes a day.

4. Learn one new word and what it means every day.

5. Get a library card and use it.

To the Learning Partner:

1. Find a young reader who wants to READ*WRITE*NOW! This can be your own child or one in your commuity.

2. Pick a place where you can meet with the reader at least once a week. Meet in a safe place agreeable to your young reader's family -- at home, a library, a youth facility, a church, or the school.

3. Take your reader to the library to get a library card and ask your reader to choose books to read.

4. Read and write with the young reader for at least 30 minutes, once a week. Ask your reader to read alone the other 4 days each week.

5. Encourage your reader to use the Reading Challenge Log. Record daily reading and a new vocabulary word every day.

6. Reward yourself and your reader for the work you have done in reading and writing.