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Everybody Wins! Atlanta, a local affiliate of the Everybody Wins! national non-profit organization, is dedicated to promoting children's literacy through shared reading experiences with caring individuals. Our goal is to reach students while they are young, stimulate a love of reading, and develop the reading skills needed to succeed in school and in life. Studies have shown that the single most important activity required for building eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. Power Lunch pairs students who are at-risk for academic failure with volunteers from businesses and organizations to read together one-on-on each week during the school year. Simply reading with the same student all year, a child experiences the joy of reading, as well as the remarkable benefits of sustained, individual attention by a caring adult. These lunchtime experiences are proven to improve children's attitudes toward and interest in reading. |
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The program operates in Title I schools at no cost to participating schools and students. EW! recruits and trains volunteers to be Power Lunch Reading Mentors and manages program administration. The primary objectives of Power Lunch are:
- Improve students' interest in and attitudes toward reading
- Advance their reading related skills (e.g. vocabulary, listening and comprehension)
- Expand children's opportunities for academic success
- Build children's self-esteem and confidence
By engaging volunteers in this simple activity, Everybody Wins! Atlanta helps bridge the literacy gap one mentor, one child, one book at a time.
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