{"id":7668,"date":"2022-10-25T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/san-jose\/?page_id=7668"},"modified":"2022-10-25T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T02:03:45","slug":"ral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/san-jose\/ral\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Are Leaders – History"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How it all began<\/strong>
\nIn 2007, at an interclub meeting, Assistance League of Los Gatos\/Saratoga shared a program with AL of San Jose called WALTR (We All Love to Read). Utilizing the ideas of WALTR, AL of San Jose devised Readers Are Leaders (RAL).\u00a0 ALSJ members got in touch with area schools, found interest and received a grant through Intero Realty.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Focus<\/strong>
\nTo instill a love of reading in young students with volunteers reading in classrooms on a regular basis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Goal<\/strong>
\nTo read 12 books a year, 6 times a year, for 30 minutes with 2 readers per class.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”5144″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow” css=”.vc_custom_1666719872407{margin-top: 25px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”7672″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_shadow” css=”.vc_custom_1666749386282{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Reading Program<\/strong>
\nThe books were chosen by a Book Selection Committee of AL of San Jose members. Reading sessions were scheduled by a school liaison and a School Team Lead. After each session, the classroom teacher would keep the books for the classroom library. Students received a gift bag to take home for December reading.<\/p>\n

In the beginning, RAL read in 5 schools with 4-5 classes at each, servicing 750 students. Right before the pandemic in 2020, RAL read in 10 schools to 62 classrooms servicing 1700 students. In 2022, with declining enrollment, RAL is reading to 53 classrooms servicing 1300 students.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, we delivered books to teachers without knowing if they had time to read them to the students. Our goal was to get books in the hands of children. In 2021, students received books 3 times a year. In 2022, students received 6 books a year with teachers getting 12 books a year, plus a gift book in December. As of this writing in 2022, if money is available, students will receive 2 High Interest Science books at the end of the school year for summer reading.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Enrichments<\/strong>
\nEnrichments began with bookworm bookmarks crocheted by our Caring Hands members. At first, there were enrichments for 1 book each month, now there are enrichments for all 12 books that are read. Enrichments enhance student understanding and enjoyment of the books, and are an extension related to the theme or story. They are kept simple for students to do without much help and not to be a burden for the teacher. All enrichments are to be considered as “fun\u201d\u00a0 with AL of San Jose supplying the instructions and materials for each book. The enrichments include posters, games, bookmarks, art projects, puzzles, sequencing and word searches. In 2022, 1300 enrichments for 1300 students are passed out each month.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”7148″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” css=”.vc_custom_1666720046435{margin-top: 25px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”7270″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” css=”.vc_custom_1666749409722{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5051″ img_size=”medium” css=”.vc_custom_1666749767163{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Relationships with Book Sellers<\/strong>
\nFrom the start, we had a good relationship with Hicklebee\u2019s BookStore. They would do demonstrations of new books for us and give us 70-100 books to take on consignment.<\/p>\n

When the pandemic hit in 2020, Hicklebee\u2019s couldn\u2019t let books out on consignment and choosing books became more difficult. Hicklebee\u2019s was giving us a discount of 20%; we discovered Barnes & Noble would give us 38%. As a result, we began working with the local Barnes & Noble store too.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”7044″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1666749798139{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our relationship with Barnes & Noble has grown. The local San Jose store and its customers donate hundreds of new books and games to AL of San Jose in December which are distributed to the schools and to other organizations we service. We were also able to distribute hundreds more new books that the store was culling to make room for new inventory.<\/p>\n

The Readers Are Leaders focus and goal remain the same today as when the program began. We are excited to be able to bring the love of literature to so many 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms in San Jose.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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