"Real Men Read to motivate 3rd-graders"

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-01-08 05:22

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'Fewer than 50 percent of boys in low-income families in Allen County are passing third-grade reading, compared with 61 percent of girls from low-income families. That issue is the impetus for the United Way of Allen County's Real Men Read program aimed at closing the reading achievement gap.

Beginning in March, Real Men Read volunteers will be in classrooms to read with students and model the importance of reading. Boys will see diverse men who value reading and education as they listen to and read along with their mentors.

Each mentor will be assigned to a third-grade classroom and given books with guided reading cards for March, April and May.'

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