Reading -  The best Medicine :

We have launched a "Reading" Project, entitled, "Reading - the best Medicine", in a series of schools in which reading levels are lower  than the required standards, and in those schools who do not have  the facilities nor the teachers to provide adequate training for children to read. Our concentration is Grade 1 through 3. We have employed several well-trained and well-experienced teachers for this initial stage of the project, yet they are constantly faced with the inadequacy of children's books for reading. The school libraries carry much less than they ought to.  For this reason we turn to each and every one of you for help.  If you would donate the children's books that are not been used by  your children any more, or if you would pass this message to your friends  and neighbors and collect all the books they can donate, we would be very thankful and would gladly come to pick them up. The only request  is that the books must be of excellent or good condition (not damaged  nor written on). We would accept (complete) educational toys too. If you find any yard sale owner, who wishes to donate books suitable to  the specified age group, please let us know the address and we  shall arrange them to be picked up as well.

We promote reading in class rooms and at home.  Grade 1 through 3 is our focus. We collaborate with schools and teachers to reach children of young age to get them interested in reading.  Several methods are being used to instill this habit in children.  Among them are games, picnics, competitions etc.

• Among games we also use cross word puzzles and board games.
• Competitions include essays, letter-writing, story-telling, art and drama.

 Current Projects

A word to the first teacher, The Mother!

Early Childhood Literacy and Reading Readiness

With all of the recent legislation concerning education, much attention has been focused on early literacy and reading readiness. Human brain is designed with a receptiveness for learning from the time the child is conceived.

The importance of your child's reading can not be overstated.

Incorporating reading as a part of a child's natural lifestyle has shown to significantly improve language development, ability to learn superior behavioral patterns, to understand the powers of tolerance and of harmony, inclination to appreciate nature and all that it offers, the desire to learn music, and the arts, to lay the foundation for future learning of advanced sciences etcetera. Reading leads to increased vocabulary, fluency in reading, and reading - comprehension.

Happy Reading!

A word to the parents

Read to your child on a daily basis. Reading with facial expressions and varying levels of voice helps promote fluency and comprehension. Even if the child is not ready or able to sit still for more than a moment or two, read as long as he can stand it, as often as he can stand it. Make it a fun-filled thing. Select a variety of books to read, take the child to a children's book store and ask the child's participation in selection of these books. That way they will internalize it and take pride in their selections. If there is a poem try to "sing it". Music is the ladder to the heart and it will always stay in the back of the mind of the child. Reading to your child should be a pleasure-filled experience, and if you notice tiredness in the child's face, take a break at once and let the brain rest. Return to it later with the consent of the child. You may read to the child as he or she plays with something else. Even if the child is "seems" to be playing, your words penetrate their minds. Sometimes you will notice that suddenly they will stop playing and will make a reference to what they heard that captured their imagination. Even if your are reading a story, you may add a few words to accelerate the child's powers of imagination. Chat about what you are reading and encourage talking about little things in the story. Always try to read happy stories and take happy examples to explain a situation. If names are included in the story, you may change it to the name of the child, if that is suitable to you. Make sure the child and make reference to what you are saying. Saying something like, "this nice boy (or girl) has YOUR name, how beautiful is that!"

Read the same book several times. Though the parent may feel tired reading the same story over and over, it is the future of the child's ability to read and comprehend the most important issue here. Repetition always helps the child to build the powers of vocabulary and comprehension. Encourage the child to use that you have read during play times.

Book Collection
Reading, the best medicine" ®

We collect and distribute Children's Books. Since the inception of this program, we have collected and distributed over 2500 children's books to school libraries and individual families.

If you have books lying under a bed or in your attic, you may have the key to the eventual success of a child somewhere. Donate them.

In addition to books we also collect computers(Pentium 2 or higher), printers and printing paper. Schools are desperately in need of help.

We will pick them up. Please call Ms. Sharon Fierro @ (623) 536.6328 for more information:

For more information contact Lal Fernando

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