Reading Is Fundamental

I know a lot of people have probably heard about this organization, but few know when or how it started.

It started in 1966 by former teacher Margaret McNamara and some school volunteers to collect, distribute, and to motivate children to read.

On their website you can learn the full story, how to become a volunteer, corporate sponsorship, the board of directors, jobs, annual reports, and so so much more.

I am still amazed that so many people in this country still do not know how to read or like to read (I have found that most of the people who do not enjoy to read usually have trouble reading--at least in my life).

There is not a job out there that does not require some form of reading, either for the job application or on the job itself. It just does not make sense that parents do not do more to know if their child reads or how well they read. Then again most adults only read magazines about entertainment, girly magazines, car magazines, etc. or tabloids. When was the last time you picked up a book to read?

As adults it is up to us to make sure the children in the world learn how to read, how to fill out an application, and read for both pleasure and to better themselves. They learn by example more than anything else.

READING REALLY IS FUNDAMENTAL

Illiteracy is a problem that everyone can help eliminate.

http://www.rif.org/about/leadership/default.mspx