Online tool kit helps turn schools into literacy stars

 In honor of International Literacy Day on September 8, Rotary International and the International Reading Association developed Every School a Star, a Web-based resource designed to help Rotary clubs and IRA reading councils carry out literacy projects.

Available in English, the kit includes examples of successful club and district literacy projects, needs assessment questionnaires, and a teachers’ wish list. You’ll also find links to contact information, resources, and service opportunities, as well as guidelines for working with local Rotary clubs and reading councils.

To help you find a project that matches your schools’ needs with your volunteers’ resources and interests, the literacy projects have been divided into four categories: donations/funding, education/awareness, literacy events/celebrations, and volunteers/mentor. There also is a section explaining how to include a literacy element in other types of service projects.

This announcement was originally posted on the Rotary International website.