Connected to Organization --- not set --- Opportunity Title DescriptionEYEJ engages middle and high school youth in programs designed to build community, develop their civic voice and civil discourse, develop social-emotional learning and promote social justice for its core program –the Discussion Series. Having served youth now in 13 schools and 4 recreation centers, we understand the environment and needs of our Cleveland youth. Therefore with the collaboration with Kent State University, and the EYEJ Impact 25 Youth Council we know that reading proficiency rates are low, and need to be improved upon. Additionally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EYEJ responded quickly to our youth being out of school, and created the All-Star Reading program. Through this program, youth will be read to by older youth, they will engage, do activities and reflect. The initial launch of this program will begin with the book: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. A customized copyrighted curriculum is provided to help develop value and interest for reading, but also increase content knowledge and reading proficiency rates for students by connecting with youth role models in the Cleveland area. The custom copyrighted curriculum has been built from the learnings from the Discussion Series program, EYEJ and Charla Martin-Bloodsaw. The selected book readings will include age-appropriate selections across genres divided into chapter readings to engage the participants. Each 50-minute reading session is led by EYEJ Impact 25 Youth Council and EYEJ Discussion Series team readers with a few words on focus and an integrated discussion. Each session will end with a reflection activity. Reading comprehension is an issue that lives not too far away. The Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) struggles with this issue as it strives to improve how its metrics are met. The Ohio Department of Education’s School Report Card reports the CMSD’s 2018 4-year Graduation Rate as an F at 78.2% with a 5-year Graduation Rate performing only slightly higher as a D at 81.5%. A further probe into these statistics shows in the fifth grade these same students begin to achieve reading comprehension sustaining this only through the eighth grade. Unfortunately, the data shows deterioration in this same area when looking at their high school progression. This insight is important when looking to identify the best time to work with students to turn their interest into a true desire to know more by reading more. The data from ‘at risk’ schools reflect progression variability across the grades providing additional inspiration to instill a desire to develop our voice by reading. The EYEJ reading program led by Charla Martin-Bloodsaw is designed to meet the students ‘in the moment’ bridging from a program whose mechanics have been tested in the school district showing measures of success. <a href="http://eyej.org/allstar">SIGN UP HERE</a> Link to Learn More Text for Learn More Button Ways to Help Tags Type - In-person or Virtual plus other(s) In-person Virtual Answer Calls Collect Donations Delivery Food Distribution Food Packing Foster Animals Hotline Staff Indoor Maintenance Note Writing Other Outdoor Phone Calling Project-based Proofreading Research Skills-based Tech Support Tutoring Writing Ages 12-15 16-18 55+ Adults (18+) Child with Adult Children (5-12) Groups Corporate Teams Families Groups (10+) Groups (2-10) Individuals How Often One-time Ongoing Recurring Training Formal None On-site Skilled When Anytime Evenings Weekdays Weekends-- Parent -- Add New Keep Visible Until:
