Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), founded in 1966, motivates children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. Find out more at http://www.rif.org.
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As we wind down the week in which RIF turned 43 I have found myself reflecting on some of those wonderful little moments in time over my eight years here that say “Guess what, RIF, you really made a difference for a kid.” I am flooded with faces of people young and old from all across this cou...
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) RIF's Going Green: Nature lovers, unite! Check out our brand new book lists for great suggestions on ways to help our planet.
Source: www.rif.org
This timely, funny story draws attention to the polar bears’ plight and helps children understand that in the face of global warming, everyone must do their part, no matter how small.
“A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit” is written on the cover of all planning books at the Community Action Organization (CAO) of Erie County and is the guiding philosophy of this organization. Si...
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Let's read and grow together! Visit the all new RIF Reading Garden with your 'sprouts' to read about gardening, helping our planet, and more. http://www.rif.org/rifreadinggarden/
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A good book helps your mind and imagination grow-just like the delicious veggies in Riffy and Rita's garden! To keep your spirit sprouting, we've pulled together some great ideas about creating an indoor garden, assembled new book lists, and more. Read on!
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Today is Sesame Street's 40th birthday! Hmm...What kind of gift do you give to an amazing cultural icon like Sesame Street??
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Sesame Street uses animation, puppets, and live actors to stimulate young children's minds, improve their letter and word recognition, basic arithmetic, geometric forms, classification, simple problem solving and socialization by showing children or people in their everyday lives.
RIF proudly salutes these schools having RIF programs which are among the 314 public and private schools being honored today in Washington, DC as U. S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools...
3rd Prize: Death by Chocolate by Cheryl Clark2nd Prize: Bunny Cakes by The Training Team1st Prize: Ribbon Cake by Matt PuckettChocolate Birthday Winners: Matt Puckett, Cheryl Clark, and the Training Team!
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) 2,700+ RIF Fans! Wow, what a great birthday present!
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Today marks the 43rd Birthday of Reading Is Fundamental!
To celebrate, help give the gift of reading to kids all across the U.S.: http://www.rif.org/thanks
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Today marks the beginning of a celebrationof RIF's 43rd birthday leading to the BIG day itself on November 3.Join us for a month of fun and festivities! We start today with the first of five MONDAY MEMORYcolumns penned by individuals who have been with RIF since its beginnings.
Margaret McNamara Pastor is the daughter of RIF Founder Margaret McNamara and a current member of RIF’s Board of Directors. Today on RIF’s 43rd birthday she sharesmemories of her mother and RIF. My mom, Margaret McNamara, loved to read to me, my brother and my sister, and everyone else. By...
Ruth Graves served as RIF’s President from 1976 to 1997. Ruth recalls: When RIF’s founder, Margaret McNamara asked me to take on the management of the organization, I was reluctant. I was quite content with what I was doing. Wh...
This lion looks perplexed and perhaps the title What’s Wrong with My Hair? tells us why? A fun coverinvites us to open this book and explore with a very young child just what indeed is wrong with Lion’s hair. Ki...
From the day I first laid my eyes upon the cover of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z by Kate Messner, I knew it was a book I would read; and the more I heard about the story of Giannaas I tried desperately to get through some “have to read” work-related material, the more I wanted to read abo...
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) See photos from our trip to Bath, MI where we rocked out with The Verve Pipe and hundreds of lucky RIF kids! http://bit.ly/43lOGA
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From its 1966 founding in the public schools in DC, RIF has expanded to other types of programs in the District of Columbia. One very specialexpansion was the Spanish Education Development Center (SED)...
