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Read to Feed®
Read to Feed is a reading incentive service-learning program that offers global education opportunities and will foster in your children a love for reading, a passion to help others and a way to help create a better world. You can lead the Read to Feed program in eight quick and easy steps.
Children (individually or as a group) get sponsors for each book they read during a time frame set by his or her Read to Feed leader. At the end of the program, the group pools its funds and donates them to Heifer International to help Heifer assist millions of families around the world feed their families and reach self-reliance through the gifts of livestock and training.
The Read to Feed program encourages reading skills, while teaching students how they can empower families around the world with the gift of livestock, heightening awareness that their actions are making a difference in the lives of others. There are many ways to incorporate global education throughout your Read to Feed program. View our global education opportunities.
Quick and Easy Steps for Implementing Read to Feed
1. Download or order our free Read to Feed resource materials which are designed to keep your group motivated throughout their Read to Feed program. View a list of available Read to Feed resources.
2. Determine the goal for the number of books (or units of time) to be read by each child and set a length for the program; a minimum of six weeks is recommended.
3. Develop a motivation system to encourage your group to reach their goal. Decide the number of books or units of time to be read per reward. Commonly, children earn a reward for reading three books or for reading nine 20-minute units. You may modify this to suit the age and reading ability of the children.
Motivation Ideas:
4. Introduce children to Heifer International and its mission by showing them Heifer’s Everyday Heroes DVD and then explain how their participation in Read to Feed can help fight world hunger by providing families in need a valuable resource — a sustainable source of food and income.
5. Give each child their Real Kids, Real Animals: Read to Feed Student Guide. Tell the children to have their parents read the “Message to Parents” and to ask their parents to sign the enrollment form and return it promptly.
6. To the children explain how to:
7. Keep the kids motivated throughout the program by:
- Displaying the group’s progress
- Providing rewards
- Sharing Heifer success stories
- Teaching children more about the issues of hunger and poverty to help them see what a valuable contribution they are making to the solutions. View our global education opportunities.
8. Collect the pledges, select your animal(s), turn the donation into Heifer and then celebrate your success! Learn how to make your donation and celebrate your success.
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