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JculJlJ8ie Y. Chase
Executive Director
.. Whon Adults Read With Child""
Everybody Wins! D.C. Inc.
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
6th Floor South
Washil1gton, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202-624-3957
Fax: 202-624-3959
When Adults Read With Children
Mliillry K. Sal CInder
Deputy Director
When Adults Re.d With Child","
Everybody Wins! D.C. Inc.
1001 Penl1$ylvania Ave., NW
6th Floor South
.Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202-624-3957
Fax: 202-624-3959
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FACT SHEET
What is Everybody Wins! DC?
Everybody Wins! DC is a privately funded, non-profit organization devoted to promoting children's
literacy and love of learning through shared reading experiences with caring adults. These
experiences enhance children's self-esteem and expand their possibilities for success in school and
in life and enable adult volunteers and communities to experience the rewards of enriching young
lives. The U.S. Senate launched the program at Robert Brent Elementary School in Washington,
DC on March 7, 1995. This year, Everybody Wins! DC is in 27 public elementary schools
impacting over 4,000 children in at-risk communities in the Washington Metropolitan area.
What is the Power Lunch Program?
The Power Lunch Program is a unique literacy and mentoring program that partners professionals
with public elementary school children. Once a week, volunteer Reading Mentors go to local
schools to meet with their student partners, and the pairs share conversation and good books over
school lunch. The goal is to reach the children while they are young and stimulate their interest in
reading and writing. A 1985 report from the Commission of Reading, Becoming a Nation of
Readers, concluded: "The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for
eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children." The Power Lunch Program benefits
children academically, as well as socially, by bringing a diverse selection of children's literature
into the schools and providing students with caring adult readers who act as informal mentors and
positive role models. Response to the program has been overwhelmingly positive, and most of our
volunteers continue to read with the same 'student partners for several years.
What are Parent Workshops?
Everybody Wins! DC conducts parent workshops at the Power Lunch schools. The workshops,
facilitated by literacy professionals, are designed to introduce families to the program and provide
them with tools to continue literacy efforts in the home. The workshops emphasize the crucial role
that parents must play in helping their children become literate. Students introduce their parents to
their Reading Mentors, and students, families, and volunteers participate in literacy discussions and
activities. Participants also receive information about their local libraries and other literacy
. programs, and students take home free children's books.
What is StoryTime?
Through the StoryTime program, Everybody Wins! DC brings storytellers to public elementary
schools that otherwise receive very few special enrichment opportunities. Once a month,
storytellers, local authors, and other performers visit the schools and bring the joy and magic of
storytelling to groups of children. Often the performances are interactive, calling upon the children
to play musical instruments, make sound effects, or dance. Afterwards, the children receive brand
new books to take home.
Everybody Wins! D.C. Inc.· 100 I Pennsylvania Ave., NW • 6th Floor South· Washington, DC 20004 • Telephone: 202-624-3957 • Fax: 202-624-3959 .
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.EVERYBODY
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When Adults Read With Children
One of the most critical problems 'facing our country today is functional illiteracy. Our
national standard of living and the ability for our country to compete in a global economy are at
stake if American young people are unabl~ to read.
THE CRISIS:
* 51% of our high-school students are graduating functionally illiterate. according to a 1993
national education study.
. * The effects on the American workforce are staggering. with American businesses spending
over $200 billion annually to teach remedial reading and math skills to their employees.
* The social costs of incarceration and welfare are directly related to functional illiteracy.
EVERYBODY WINS! MISSION:
The mission of Everybody Wins! is to foster children's literacy and love of leaming through
shared reading experiences with caring adults that enhance children's self-esteem and expand their
possibilities for success in school and life and to enable adult volunteers and communities to
experience the rewards of enriching young lives. Everybody Wins! does this by pairing elementary
school children with Reading Mentors recruited from the federal government, corporations and
other organizations. The Reading Mentors promote reading for pleasure, serve as caring adult role
models, build self-confidence and enhance self-esteem.
THE PROGRAM IS SIMPLE:
.. Once a week the volunteers go to a nearby elementary school, meet with their student
reading partners, eat lunch and read together.
.. We take full responsibility for all administration and coordination by engaging full-time
staff to handle all recru,itment and orientation. We also hire a parent, part-time, to be a
communicat or.
* We provide books, training materials, orientations, parent workshops, enrichment activities
for the students, liability insurance and other necessary supplies for the program .
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�PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Power Lunch Schools
John Quincy Adams Elementary
1900 California Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Francis Scott Key Elementary
2300 Key Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
Margaret Amidon Elementary
401 I Street, SW
Washington, DC 20009
Marie H. Reed Community
Learning Center
2200 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Anthony Bowen Elementary
101 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
John Ross Elementary
1730 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Robert Brent Elementary
3rd & D Streets, SE
Washington, DC 20002
Strong John Thomson Elementary
12th & L Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Highland View Elementary
9010 Providence Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
John Tyler Elementary
10th & G Streets, SE
Washington, DC 20001
Walker-Jones Elementary
1st & L Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20001
�StoryTime Schools
Maude Aiton Elementary
Kenilworth Elementary
533 48th Place, NE
Washington, DC 20019
1300 44th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Benning Elementary
River Terrace Elementary
100 41 st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
420 34th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
James G. Birney Elementary
William Seaton Elementary
2501 Martin Luther King Ave., SE
1503 10th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20020
Washington, DC 20001
Burrville Elementary
Marion P. Shadd Elementary
801 Division Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
5601 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
Adelaide Davis Elementary
Neval Thomas Elementary
4430 H Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
650 Anacostia Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Gage-Eckington Elementary
Anita J. Turner Elementary
2025 3rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
3264 Stanton Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Mildred E. Gibbs Elementary
Van Ness Elementary
500 19th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
1150 5th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Books Project School
Oyster Elementary
2801 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC ,20008
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EVERYBODY
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When Adults Read With Children
Volunteering Companies and Organizations
The United States Senate
The United States House ofRepresentatives
The United States Supreme Court
. Department ofDefense/The Pentagon
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
DC Mayor's Office
DC Office of Grants Management and
Development
Academy for Educational Development
American Geophysical Union
American Petroleum Institute
Bank of America
Boros & Garofalo, P.e.
Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
CACI
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Assoc.
Clark Charitable Foundation ;
Cook Ross Inc.
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Assn.
C-SPAN .
Daughters of the American Revolution
Discovery Communications, Inc. I
District Government Employees Federal
Credit Union
Dow Chemical
Eastman Kodak Company
General Dynamics 2
General Electric Company
Gold's Gym
1. Also helped produce the EW! video
2. Also provides funding for federal volunteers
Greenberg Quinlan Research, Inc.
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis
KPMGLLP
Lent & Schrivner
Levy Restaurants at The MCI Center
Lucent Technologies
The Masonic Temple/
RH Gleaves Assembly #2
Meltzer & Associates
Microsoft Corporation
National Association of Broadcasters
National Cable Television Association
National Education Association
National Geographic Society
National Governors' Association
National Institute for Literacy
National Mentoring Partnership
National Public Radio
The New Republic
Newsweek
Northeast Midwest Institute
O'Connor & Harman
Peace Corps
Pfizer Inc3
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &Murphl
Prudential
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company
Smithsonian Institution
Washington Hebrew Congregation
The Washington Post
Washington Sports Entertainment
3. Also helped produce EW! video
4. Also donates EW! office space
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�Sponsors
Foundations
Annenberg Foundation
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundatiori
Chas-Drew Fund
The Clark Charitable Foundation
Clark-Winchcole Foundation
The Dimick Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation'
Freddie Mac Foundation
Lazarus Foundation
Loughran Foundation
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, Inc~
National Home Library Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company Foundation
Sallie Mae
Program/Special Event Sponsors
CoBank
The Coca-Cola Company
Kraft
MCI WorldCom
National Geographic Television
Nike
PGATOUR
3M
AAI Corporation
Abbott Labs
Adventist Healthcare System
Albers & Company
Alltel Information Services
ALTS
Alvarado & Gerken
American Crop Protection Association .
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Farmland Trust .
American Home Products
American Honda Motor Company
American Hotel and Motel Association
American MCAT Institute
American Plant Food
American Sugarbeet Growers
America Online
Andersen ConSUlting
Angelo's Golf
Associated Builders & Contractors
AT&T
Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Bank of America
BankBoston
BASF
Barbour, Griffith & Rogers
Bellsouth D.C., Inc.
Black Entertaiiunent Television
The Boeing Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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Brown & Williamson
Busch Properties, lric.
Business Week
Cable & Wireless
Canon U.S-.A.
Cellular Teleconunimications mdustry Association
Charles R. Schwab
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Citigroup
Clark Charitable Foundation
Club Manager Association of America
Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC
Committee to Preserve Private Ownership
ConAgra
Cook Reiss, Inc.
Coming Incorporated
Cotton Council
Covington and Burling
CSX Transportation
Davis & Harmon
DC Legislative Services
Deere & Company
Dial America Marketing
Don Wallace Associates
Dow AgroSciences
Eli Lilly and Company
Employees Conununity Fund of The Boeing Company
Epsilon
ESPN
EuroMotocars
Everybody Wins! Foundation, Inc.
Fannie Mae Foundation
Farm Credit Council
Farmer Mac _
Farmland Industries, Inc.
Federation of American Health Systems
The Fertilizer Institute .
FHC Health Systems Inc
Fierce & Isakowitz
First Book
-First USA
Florida, Texas, Hawaii Sugar Growers
�FMC, Corp.
Food Distributors International
Food Marketing Institute
Forensic Medical Advisory Service
Futures Industry Assocation
General Dynamics
General Electric Capital Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Global Options
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Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Gordley Associates
Griswold and Griswold
Grocery Manufacturers Association
GTE Foundation
Hecht Spencer & Associates
Honeywell Foundation
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Information Strategies
Ingersol-Rand Co.
International Dairy Foods Association
International Franchise Association
JM Zell Partners
Johnson & Johnson
Kelly Press
Kimsey Foundation
Kirkland & Ellis
KPMGLLP
Lesher & Russell
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin IMS
LTS Corporation
Macon Edwards Co.
Major League Baseball
MAMSI
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Me]tzer & Associates
Merck
Merril Lynch
Meyers & Associates
Microsoft Corporation
The Nasdaq Stock Market
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Home Builders
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Geographic Channels
National Geographic Society
National Grange
National Rural Electric Coop Association
National Theatre
Newspaper Association of America
NORTEL NETWORKS
Novartis
O'Brien Calio
Paradies ShopslPGA TOUR Shops
Pfizer Inc
Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Powell Tate
Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Premiere Video Inc ..
Quaker Oats
Questar Inc.
Reading is Fundamental
Renewable Fuels Association
RISE
RJReynolds
Romano & Mitchell
Rosner Motors, Inc
RRDonnelly
Sallie Mae
Scholastic Inc.
Seagranv1Jniversal
Shearman & Sterling
The Southern Company
Spain's Inc.
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Stein, Mitchell & Mezines
Suburban Hospital
Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP
Teligent
The Golf Channel
TIA
Time Customer Service
Time Life
Transamerica Corp.
·US Airways
USA Networks
US Department of Agriculture
UST Public Affairs
USX
W.L. Gore & Associates
Warner-Lambert Company
Waste Management, Inc.
White & Case
Why Not Gift Shop
WRS Motion Picture & Videp Laboratory
Zeneca
ZETA Associates Inc
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5! Th
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,In March, Everybody Wins! DC willcel
ebrate its fifth anniversary in the Wash
ington Metropolitan area. We feel like
parents, unable to believe that the
fledging infant we helped give birth
to five years ago is now the largest
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ganization in the area, serving over
4,000 children. We are so grateful to ",,,,.,,Williams, and Deputy Director Mary Salander enAnthony
all the people who have given their joy the EW! in 2000 fall Pep Rally at Walker Jones.
support to enable Everybody Wins! to
become what it is today. We have great dreams and hopes for the future of Every
body Wins! Through our Power Lunch and StoryTime programs, we hope to reach
out and serve thousands of children in Title I schools throughout the Washington
Metropolitan area.
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One key to our development is a recently completed, comprehensive evaluation of
the Power Lunch program, conducted in conjunction with the u.s. Department of
Education. Through surveys and interviews with students, volunteers, and teach
ers, the evaluation assessed the program's impact on children. Initial results show
. that the Power Lunch program benefits participating students and volunteers.
We want to welcome Mr. David Savner to our Board of Directors. David is senior
vice president and general counsel for General Dynamics. He has a great deal of
experience in strategic planning, and we welcome his expertise.
As we enter the new millennium, we wish you all good health and meaning in your
lives.
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'We are ;ftto~ ~onder(ul start this year with 170 volunteers and 141 children in the First thr~ugh sixth graqes reading
in the program. Wehave mentors returning (rom Kirkland & Ellis, the Peace Corps, the Cosmetics, Toiletries, and
," Fragrances Association, National Geographic Society, National Education Association, National Association o(
..·Broaqcasters, American GeophysiGlI Union, Acaqemy (or Educational Development, KPMG, DOW Chemicals,
: O'Connor & Hannan, Lucent Technologies, Azentis Pharmaceuticals, anq several individuals. We woulq also like to
· welcome our new reaqers (rom Boros &Garofqlo aboarq the program. Thanks to ALL the Reaqing Mentors (or your
dedication to the children at Aqams Elementary School!
Since the beginning o(the year, our library at Aqams has grown queto the generous qonations (rom inqiviqial
readers and NEA, KPMG, K&[ <md AED. We are extremely grate(ul and we thank you on behal( o(the children.
We are looking (orwarq to bringing in the new millennium with more reading and Friendship among the mentors
anq students!!!
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For the first Few sessions when Erick & I beg'ln re'1ding, he would Forget 'lnc\ we
woulc\ h'lve to c\rClg him 'lway From the pl'lyground. Now Erick is patiently waiting
For me to 'lrrlVe with no less th'1n 5 Or 6 books tucked unc\er his arm. IFthe hour is
up beFore we finish re'lding 'l story, he~ll say "Oh! M'ln!" and relud'lntly g'lther up
his books anc\ continue re'lding the story 'llouc\ until we reach the "Book Return"
box. Erick Initially tolc\ me th'lt he re'1c\s 'l little- 'lnd proudly 'lnnouncec\ th'lt his
mothed'lught him how to re'lc\. I soon discovered Erick reac\s welL .. he's ac\orable,
smart 'lnc\ a ioy to reac\ with.
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Re'lqs with Erick Clballero, 1,t Gr'lqe
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\)mm'l h'l 5 been my reading p'lrtner
(or 'llmost 2 years. During th'lttime,
sl;~:h'ls evolvec\ Ftom Cl shy, young girl
who WClS iust le'lrning English into Cl
con Hc\ent young lady who W'lS the
·nlistress of ceremonies 'lt the Adams
School ASi<]/P<]ciHc Day I<]st spring.
At th'1t event Vmma also p'lrticip'lted
in,Cl lovely dance we'1ring the dress of
...her n'ltive country, B'lngl'lc\esh.
Ev.ery week I look Fot'W'1rd to cCltching
: up with Vmm'l's progress Clnd
~ctivities. She is cu rious, upbe'lt, Clnd
..' h'ls 'l gre'lt Sense of humor. I
.thoroughly enjoy our reClding time.
;:1.irtc'-'1ding with Vmm'1, the other
·'stl'ldents, 'lnd the Adams EW st'lFF is
truly reiuvenClting .
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Re:]t\s with limm'l Asm'l, 6t l,
I h:we been a Reac\ing Mentor to first grClder
Phung Tran For only <] Few weeks, but in th'1t
short time I alre'1c\Y h'lve '1 scene tucked into
my memory For '111 time. On my second
visit, I w'llked in the c\oor '1nq Phung literally
screamed with excitement, his eyes wiqe, his
smile bright, qnd his '1rms Full oFbooks. I
hqq the same uplifting Feeling the First time I
SqW him. It W'1S like one of those old movies
where olel lovers meet in a crowqeQ train
station, seeing no one but one another. We
r'lce tow<]rq one another, e"lger to begin
'lgain, eager to reach out 'lnq re'lq.
- Anit'l Merin'l, NEA
Reads with phung Tran, 1,t Graqe
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Sarah' arid Eli Braun) on Staff with Sarah . Harlen' to help coordinate o,ur growing program.
C()ngratulations to Discovery Communications Inc. Since last year they have DOUBLED the amount
of volunteers that come to read here each week. We now have over 100 volunteers from DCI!
Marry thanks to Nancy Brien for her help with recruiting our wonderful mentors.
REFLECTIONS...
Andi (my reading mentor) is a very nice, kind, honest andgenerous lady. I love her because
she is just like me. We both love reading and talking to each other. We read mostly Nate
the Great and Arthur. We just started Horry:Potter. It's great. We meet every Tuesday
unless we reschedule orget sick etc. I tell her everything that happens or is going to
happen to me or other exciting things. I've been in "Everybody Wins!" for two years. I loved
it allyears. I think this is my third year. She always tells me things that happen to her or
anything. I lave her. It seems sometimes I have two mothers.
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I absolutely love being involved with Everybody Wins. Frank (Fluitt), my portner, is
the most amazing kid. I have a wonderful time reading with him and really enjoy the
time Frank and I spend together. All week I look forward to the one hour we spend
taking different adventures through books ana sharing our thoughts on everything.
BOnafsheh Kamali. DC!
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Reading to AmandtJ is. like e,at!"!('O:~~t~ch(ps. )loucan,'t ju~traveone!. The more you eat thl!
more you want! Every tim~.I VISit "Ith A'!'fInda, I can't WOltf(, come backfor more.
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Andy Scoff is ci great boy -'bri9~t •.nannerly and soft-spoken. His world
elemeritdry school >;..> i{n~w)~me 'af this time in my life arid I am enjoying it
immenselY; Thanks to Arictyfor bel'ng my friend.
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Bess Hormats, Washington Hebrew Congregation
IOm so thrilled that I jolmid EVerrb.odyWinS! because I now have a GREA Tnew friend!
Jeni'[Huezo) andI not onlyinjoyregdii1g t~ther, but we a,?o make sure to spend time just
.chatting, you know, "girrtalk,~:Sh~ is"awonderful, brightgirl, andilook, forWard to every,
WednesdOy.icihtm she grel!t~me with-herbl!autiful smile.
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�Everybody Wins! Makes A Joyful Noise in 2000
Gospel Concert To Benefit EW!, Celebrate Black History Month
The Everybody Wins! in 2000 Campaign continues in the new mil
lennium with Sjnging For Our Children, a benefit gospel concert
featuring three generations of gospel performers at Howard Uni
versity during Black History Month. The concert will take pLace on
Saturday, February 12, at 7:30 pm in Cramton Auditorium. Grammy
award winner ALbertina Walker will reunite with former Caravans
group member Dorothy Norwood, known as liThe World's Greatest
Gospel Story TeLler," to headline a special evening of music ceL
ebrating the rich history and culture of gospeL music. Also ap
pearing are Isaiah Thomas and Elements of Praise and the Union
TempLe Baptist Church Youth Choir. Concert tickets are $30 and
are available through Ticketmaster or at the Cramton Auditorium
Box Office. Tickets are $35 at the door. VIP tickets are availabLe
for $100 through EW! Call (202) 624-3957 for information.
"We are excited about the concert," said EW! Executive Director
Joanie Chase. "Having two legends of gospel music perform with
some of the best contemporary talent on the East Coast on behaLf
of EW! is an exceLLent way to celebrate Black History Month and
honor the children we serve. It is certain to be an unforgettable
evening."
Albertina WaLker, an accomplished and weLL-respected gospel per
former, got her start at age four when she began singing with the
Children's Choir of West Point Baptist Church in Chicago. As a
teenager, she sang with two gospel groups. At 22, she formed the
worLd fam'Ousgroup, Caravans, which launched the careers of Dor
othy NorWood, Inez Andrews, ShirLey Caesar, Delores Washington,
Cassieta George and Reverend James CleveLand. WaLker followed
this success with a solo career that includes over 60 albums, the
1995 Grammy for Best Traditional Album, two Stellar Awards and
several other, honors. She supports several charities and estab
lished the' Alb~rtina Walker Foundation of the Creative and Per
forming Art~, which offers scholarships to college students aspir
ing to serve in the gospel community.
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pel StoiyTeU~r." Norwood began'liercaieer singing and tour
; iri~i'withher family in Atlanta at age eight. Later, she moved
. toChicago where she performed with the Caravans and Mahalia
Jackson .. Norwood's success includes gold albums, interna
tional tours and a 30 state/42 city American tour with Mick
Jagger and the Rolling Stones in 1972. Norwood also works as
a producer, collaborating' with artists including Ruby Terry, Jesse
Williams, Jr. and Destiny.
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Joining Walker and Norwood is Isaiah Thomas, Minister of Mu
sic for The Scripture Cathedral in Washington, DC. Thomas, a
producer and director, has worked with many well known art
ists and church choirs including Gladys Knight and the Corner
stone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church Mass Choir. At Singing For
Our Children, he will perform with his group, Elements of Praise.
The concert's opening act is the Union Temple Baptist Church
Youth Choir. Under the direction of Reverend Mary Wilson, the
Youth Cho.ir is one of the most popular in Washington. The
group has performed throughout the greater Washington area
and in citi'es across the country.
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Singing For Our Children is the third event in the EW! in 2000
Campaign. Designed to promote literacy, mentoring and
volunteerism, the Campaign focuses on increasing the number
of adult volunteers to read with children once a week in DC
public elementary schools. Currently, there are hundreds of stu
dents on a waiting !.ist to be matched ~ith adult Reading Men
tors.
Previous Campaign events were a Back-To-School Pep Rally at
Walker Jones Elementary School and Capitol Hill Day. The events
included participation' of local elected officials, Members of
Congress, corporate representatives and celebrity athletes and
have been successful in bringing in new volunteers, establish:
ing partnerships'iind increas'ing EW!'s visibility. th~ ft,naleverit
of the Campaigll'will be the EW! Reading Jam in'May.. .
For more infor'~ation about the EW! in 2000 Campaign or Sing
ing For Our Children, contact Mary Salander, 202-624-3956.
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This year's EW! program is off to an exciting start at Tyler Elementary School! We are hhppy to
r~p'6rt that we have almost 175 volunteers reading with 140 students this year. Among our devoted
\l9j~nteers are Rep. Ray LaHood, Rep. Richard Burr, Rep. Jack Quinn, Rep. Ron Kind, and over 100
s¥<::iffers from the House and Senate. We also have a strong team of dedicated mentors from General
ti.~n~mics, Pfizer, SIG Productions, RJ Reynolds, ML Associates, NASP, ARTBA, DCCC, and the DCS who
~d.~tin~e to participate in and support our program.
/:,::';: The fourth year of the Power Lunch program at Tyler is sure to be an exciting one.' We started
~h¢,EW! in 2000 Campaign with Capitol Hill Day on October 27. Over 100 volunteers and children from
Til~~ and other participating schools celebrated this important day that proclaimed October 27 as
E{¥rybody Wins! Day in the District of Columbia.
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~'>~:' Also in October, Z104's fabulous DJ, John Nolan, stopped by to talk about the importance of
~~~din9 to our 3 rd and 4th graders while he read from the popular children's book Where the Sidewalk
E.~ds by She I Silverstein. During his visit, John recorded excerpts from this event and interviewed
Tyler's principal, Ms. Joan Kelley, for his radio show. The next morning, Ms. Kelley and the students
c6'uid be heard on the radio throughout the DC metropolitan area! To cap a wonderful year off, in
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~~~ember we held our Holiday Book distribution. Students were very excited to receive autographed
b~b,ks frolT!i their mentors to take home with them and read during the Winter B r e a k . " ,
)<,'" Now, we are looking forward to another exciting semester of reading in 2000, and we are so
h4ppy that'you can be a part of it all!
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'~~ing Timothy's reading mentor is great! It
').9oks like he will be helping me to keep up
:W!th'some of the cool things that I'm
.jnfssing out on by not being in school!
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We read, we talk, we laugh a lot,
About the story of Harry Potter-it's quite a shock.
Taking turns reading the book
To get each other off the hook.
One things for sure, it's not a hunch,
We both enjoy our Power Lunch!
Megan Limes, 6th grade
RP: Stacy Rastauskas, Rep. Hobson
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and my second yearreading with Adrian.
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His reading is greatly improved from last
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read to me!
Kenny Kraft, Rep, Frelinghuysen
reading mentor is nice, pretty and she
is a good reader when I don't know a
'; word. She helps me sound it out and she
".says encouraging words to me.
.' '. Geneva Smith, 4th grade
'RP: Katherine Fisher, Rep. Porter
Reading is fun. Everybody Wins! rules the world.,'
Garnecia Thompson, 5th grade
RP: Suzanne Geroux, Rep. Hayworth
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With the winter weather upon us, what could be better on a stormy or dreary day than staying inside
and reading some great books to your son/daughter, niece/nephew, cousin or neighbor? EW! is able
to create wonderful and inviting reading environments in the schools with the wonderful participation
of our Reading Mentors. We encourage you to carry this over to other places, such as your home, the
metro, your car or even the doctor's office.
Reading great books can lead to so much:
• more interaction with the younger population
• frequent smiles
-budding interest in new areas
• unique conversations
II better communication with your child, niece, cousin ....
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We 'would like to stress the importance of including multiculturalfantibias themes in your reading.
Encouraging
c·h.ildr~n to read books about a variety of cultures increases opportunities for learning by exposing them to ways
9Hife around the world. Additionally, reading about their own cultures helps children identify with characters
and feel empowered.
A~'reare a few brief summaries of some of the books EW! has chosen for the Black History Month Book List.
Uh~ie Jed's Barber Shop by Margaree King Mitchell
U.ri¢le Jed is the only black barber around, and he has a dream. He lives for the day when he can open his own
b~'rbershop, but in the segregated South of the 1920's, opportunities are rare and setbacks plentiful. There is
h.1s.niece's emergency operation and the bank failures of the Great Depression. Will Uncle Jed ever get to twirl
customers in a chair in his own barbershop?
lee/v, by Virginia Hamilton
E(iiabeth is going to spend the summer on her uncle's farm - what could be better? Then she meets Zeely, an
older girl who tends the farm's hogs: Zeely is beautiful, proud, and dignified, everything Elizabeth longs to be.
When she discovers a picture of a Watutsi queen that looks exactLy like Zeely, Elizabeth is convinced she's
u~~overed Zeely's true identity - or has she?
Nig~t Golf by William Miller
In<1899, an African American invented the golf tee, but the Professional Golf Association was not integrated
until1961. Thus lays the backdrop for the story of James, who finds a goLf club in the trash and faLls in love
with' the game. How can James learn to play if his skin color prevents him from getting on the course? James
d~y'elops two plans to hone his skiLLs, one by day and one by night. Will he get the chance to show his talent?
Farawav Drums by Virginia Kroll
Jamilia watches her LittLe sister at night when their mother goes to work. But it's hard to be in charge when the
Loud, city noises are so scary. Perhaps if she reLates the sounds to things in their African homeland, they can
m~~e it ~hrough the night. Loud knocks on doors become the beating of ceremoniaL drums, sirens wailing are
nio~keys in trees, and bath time turns into an exotic river swim. Can the girls make it tilL mama comes home?
Here are some other good choices for further multiculturalfantibias reading students might enjoy.
TITL~ .
AUTHOR
THEME
TITLE
AUTHOR
THEME
Wh'e/e: Did Your Family Come From?
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My.'FirstBook of Sign Language
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Ka~ha-si ~nd the Loon
Anasazi
FirstPassover
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M. Berger
Holub
T. Cohlene
D. Petersen
L Swartz
A. Dorros
Brett
Immigration
Deafness
Eskimo legend
Native American
Jewish Holiday
Latino
Scandinavian
We Adopted You, Ben Koo
l. Girard
Asian Adoption
The Red Comb
F. Pica
Puerto Rico
Pedro and the Monkey
R. San Saud
Filipino
The Faithful Friend
R. San Soud
West Indian
How My Parents Learned to Eat 1. Friedman
Chinese
Just Like Me
Kindersley
of the Indian Paintbrush DePaola
Kids of the world
Native American
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participating companies and organizations
'/<:rhe United States Senate' The United States House of Representatives' The United States Supreme
'~Department of Defense/Pentagon' Department of Education' Department of Energy' Department of
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'\:: and Human Services' Department of Labor' Environmental Protection Agency' DC Mayor's Office'
',':.'Office of Grants Management and Development· Academy for Educational Development· American Geo-';J;:
);physical Union' American Petroleum Institute' Bank of America' Boros & Garofalo, P.c. . CACI· Cellula,Ls/:;·;;'
Telecommunications Industry Association' Clark Charitable Foundation' Cook Ross Inc. . Cosmetic,:"
)Toiletry, and Fragrance Association' C-SPAN . Daughters of the American Revolution' Discovery Communi~;:, :"
',~tations, Inc.. District Government Employees Federal Credit Union' Dow Chemical· Eastman Kodak Com- ,; ,~~'
,\,~; pany' General Dynamics' General Electric Company· Gold's Gym' Greenberg Quinlan Research, Inc. :;:,/,:;,: "';
,,<koechst Marion Roussel, Inc.. Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc.. Kirkland & Ellis' KPMG Peat
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LLP' Lent & Scrivner' Lucent Technologies' Meltzer & Associates' Microsoft Corporation . National~,;;:::"\,,'
~:A~s'ociation of Broadcasters' National Education Association' National Geographic Society' National Govit~t~~:,::l,
,f'nors' Association' National Institute for Literacy' National Mentoring Partnership' National Public RadiQ>;i~~':~".,\
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�Shared Love ofReading Pairs Senators and Students
conceded. "But this hour is very
relaxing for me. This is the most
rewarding."
Some 450 other congressional
After a morning spent casting a
key vote in the Senate Finance volunteers-about a dozen mem
Committee, leading confirmation bers of the Senate and the rest
hearings for surgeon general. congressional staff members
nominee David Satcher, and ques spend an hour each week with a
tioning tobacco-company execu student in the District of Colum
tives, Sen. James M. Jeffords bia schools as part of the Every
rushes to make his "power lunch" body Wins program. The senators
visit with children at the 220
a few blocks from the CapitoL
But he's not 'headed to.a posh student Brent Elementary, where
Washington bistro to meet with 180 students take part in the
lobbyists or powerlul constituents. program. Staff volunteers are
Instead, the Vermont Republi spread among nine public schools
can is hurrying off.to spend an in the city.
In its third year in the Washing
hour in the library of a nearby el
ementary school, where he'll be ton system, Everybody WillS pairs
deep in discussion with a 10-year federal workers and business pro
old girl as they· share a school fessionals with students for men
ioring and a chance for the young
lunch and their love of reading.
Mr. Jeffords and his young part sters to read aloud. It also trains
ner, Sherryl Grant, a 4th grader parents to reinforce the impor
at Robert. Brent Elementary tance of reading at home.
School here, meet every week
New York Roots
same time, same place. They read
Mr. Jeffords, the chairman of
books and talk about school and
Sherryl's plans for the future. It is the Labor and Human Resources
one of the most important en Committee, which oversees edu
gagements on his busy calendar, cation, launched the program in
Washington in 1995 after hearing
Mr. Jeffords says.
"It was very difficult getting about its success in New York
here today," with everything going City. Arthur Tannenbaum started
on in the Senate, the lawmaker Everybody Wins there nine years
By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo
Washington
Sen. James M; Jeffords, R-Vt., takes _.how eyery week to tutOr
Shen'yI Grant, a 4th grader at Robert. Brent aeanentary School.
ago when, asa top executive for
a New York textiles company.
he became concerned about the
poor reading performance of pub
lic school students in' the Big
Apple.
He approached the principal of
an elementary school close to his
business and asked if he and a
few colleagues could spend time
reading with the 'children; He
chose the lunch hour, the best
time for business people to leave
the office, because it did not re
Read~ng Program Links Senators,
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ners to commit to a full school
year of weekly visits with their
assigned pupils. Many of the vol
unteers share a student with a
colleague or staff member to en
sure that someone is available
each week.
coordinator for each school.
"What you've got to do is moti
vate the kids ... show them that
reading is interesting and enjoy
able," Mr. Tannenbaum said in
an''ihterview last week. *A lot of
'AMUBt'
these kids are never read to at
home. The kids really look for
On the same day of Mr. Jeffords'
ward to seeing the people, and get visit to Brent Elementary, other
reaUy devaststed when the people . senators spend time there with
don't come:
their young charges.'
But the volunteers do come,
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D
many of them religiously, Every Mass., helps his partner, 2nd
body Wins requires reading part- grader Jasmine Harrison, care-
quire that students be pulled out
of the classroom.
Mr. Tannenbaum took early re
tirement several years ago to de
votehls full-time attention to the
burgeoning New York program,
which has grown to.2,OOO volun- .
teers in 25 schools. He is helping
organizations in other cities start
similar efforts. In both Ne~ York
and Washington, local businesses
that participate help pay for the
program's staff. including a paid
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StaffWith D.C. Schoolchildren
fully chart the books she has read
this year. He recalls proudly the
number of new words each selec
tion has challenged her to learn
and boasts of her knack for re
membering words aft.er seeing
them just once.
*1 get more out of reading with
Jasmine than she does," Sen.
Kennedy said. "I am here every
Tuesday. It's a must."
Mr. Kennedy's commitment in
spired Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, a
freshman member from Louisiana,
to get involved, too. Ms. Landrieu,
a Democrat, said the time she
spends in the school has brought
new perspective to her work and
its impact beyond Capitol Hill
"I just didn't think I could do
this more than once a month,"
said Ms. Landrieu, who had
tapped a staff member to read
with her partner, Kishell AJexan
der, when she could not attend.
"But now I would not miss this
hour for all the money in Wash
ington, With some things you do
on the Hill you never see the reo
sult. But 1 can come here and see
Kishell and see her progress
weekly.-
Kishell, a 1st grader at the
school, is shy when she's asked to
talk about herself and why she
enjoys reading. She covers her
mouth with her hand and fixes
an embarrassed grin. But when
she reads to Ms. Landrieu from
one of her favorite books she ex~
udes excitement and confidence:
When she stumbles over a diffi
cult word, she tUnlB to her part
ner for help, then quickly picks
up where she left off. "I love to
read,· the 6-year-old said. "I espe
cially like to read about girls and
boys and animals'
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8, 1999
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Tiara Hooper. it.
to Susan Dunnings at
Walller Jones
Elementary School•.
Dunnings, a volunteer
with Everybody WinS, a
nonprofit reading . .'
program. joins Tiara
for lunch and reading
eachweel. liara is
one of 2,800 students
in Washington who are
paired with mentors
through the.progl'llfll.
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�Cultivating tudents' Reading Rituals
Vohmteer Program Recruits Professionals to Help Build Skills in 19 D.G. Sclwols
By ELIZABETH KAsTOR
Washington Post Staff Writer
The girl and the woman study
the lunch tray. A mound of tired
cole slaw. A potato-like substance.
Something mysterious hidden be
neath a blanket of tomato sauce. A
popsicle for dessert.
"Are you going to eat any of
this?" the woman asks:
The girl. of course, begins lunch
with the popsicle.
It's all part of the affectionate rit
ual that Angie HUnter and ll-year
old Iesha Little have established
over four years of weekly meetings
at Walker Jones Elementary in
Northwest Washington.. Hunter
prods the lanky, athletic girl to eat
something more than dessert. She
reads to Iesha and gets her to read.
She tries-in subtle and not-so
!?ubtle ways-to show that Iesha's
lunch habits, education and life
matter to her.
Iesha, in turn, gives up recess
once a week to sit with Hunter and
read.
Hunter and Iesha were put to
gether by Everybody Wms, a pro
gram that· matches children and
adults for lunchtime reading les
sons. It has been bringing volun
teers into Washington schools
since 1995 and currently serves
about 2,800 youngsters in 19
schools. There are 1,600 reading
mentors in 10 schools and a sep
arate group of storYtellers who
make monthly visits to nine other
schools.
At Walker Jones, during a typical
get-together, lesha and Hunter talk
about what Iesha did over the week
end.. ("I was playing. I had all my
sleep.It) Then they methodically be
gin working through a book.
"Or-or ..... stumbles Iesha.
"Organized," prompts Hunter.
And then, "Sc-se ... "
"Owl-you know that word,"
says Hunter. "Now add ·sc.'"
"Scowl."
Hunter nods. Word by word,
they make their way.
Hunter works in human resourc
es at CSpan, one of the first busi
nesses to join Everybody Wms. A
devoted reader ("If I have four mag
azines and a newspaper, rm in
heaven."), she volunteered because
"I always felt I wanted to be in
volved, I should do more."
Everybody Wms, which was
launched in New York and has
spread to 20 cities, was designed
BY SUSAN BlOOlE-THE WASIlINGTON POST
Marquis Hubert, 8, wears volunteer Marshall Macomber's jacket after a reading session at Walker Jones Elementally.
ployees to sign up as reading men
she says, "is a special adult in a .
for people like Hunter: profession
als who want to do something but tors. Students who need help are child's life who comes over once a
do not have room in their lives for a referred by teachers, but participac week and says, 'You're special,
major commitment. The· reading tion is strictly volUI}tary.
you're fantastic, you're reading·
mentors are, in fact, not allowed to
In each school. Everybody Wms well: "
get together with the children out
hires a school motheras a part-time
Such programs are valuable sup
side of the carefully monitored coordinator, Someone who knows plements to regular· school, says
school environment-the charity's the school and the other parents Carol Santa, language arts adminis
liability insurance doesn't cover and can help ease the way for the trator for a school district in Mon
such meetings.
tana and president of the· Interna~
vol~teers.. This also has provided
Still, although the relationships new opportunities for the parent
tional Reading Association, which
between reading partners are cir coordinators.
promotes literacy.
"Our classes are so big," she says .
cumscribed, the bonds are strong.
'Tve seen women who are unem
"You get so attached. It's really ployed or underemployed who of American schools, "children
an extra-special thing for me," says would not even think about public don't have that much opportunity
Hunter. "Just to see her reading speaking come iIJ, work with com
to work one-on-one. Learning· to
better, to see her trying. . .. That 'panies and individuals and ... be
read is like learning to play basket
one-on-one interaction every week, come phenomenal professionals," haJJ or tennis. The more you prac
saYs Judy Morse, a reading partner tice with an expert, the more an ex
it helps, well, it helps me."
Organizers are certain that the who now works with Everybody pert can help you... , It's even
more important than reading on .
program helps the children as well, Wms as a consultant.
Mary Silander, deputy director your own."
and teachers and principals say par
Everybody Wms has a waiting
ticipants seem to have more regular of Everybody Wms, says the group .
list of schools and children, says Si
school attendance and to behave ( is working with the U.S. Depart
better in class.
ment of Education on a survey to lander, and is seeking more volun
More than 40 corporations and measure students' changes in such teers.
With swnmer near, the reading
organizations, including the U.S. areas as interest in reading,. atten
tion span and listening skills. But will stop for a few months. But
Senate, the House of Representa
tives, AT&T and The Washington some of the benefits, Silander come September, Hunter plans to
be back at Walker Jones with Iesha.
thinks, will be hard to quantify.
PD.'!t, help Everybody Wins with do
"What you end up having here," They will be reading.
nations and by encouraging em-
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CHI L D R EN' sf> R 0 G RA MS· F A MIL V
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ACT I V I TI E.5
Books of
Boundless
Creativity -
Creative Tips
From the Pros
Br MARY QUATILEBAUM
SFJf:cia! to The WllShing1onPo~t
NNOVATIVE art, packed
. rooms, speeches. applause.
The only thing missing from
this recent exhibit opening was the
art world's ubiquitous wine and
cheese. Instead attendees celebrat
ed with juice boxes, pizza and two
kinds of gooey cake.
Of course. the age of the fea
tured author/artists may have dic
tated the choice of fare. Dainty
crackers and cheese cubes
wouldn't have long sustained the
excited crowd of &. and !)..year-olds
pointing out their creations to
beaming family and friends.
Through Sept. 6, visitors to the
Capital Children's Museum in
Northeast also have a chance to
view these art books (on display in
glass cases) and read these stories
(shelved in separate binders).
Youngsters inspired by the work of
their peers can frud an immediate
creative outlet through numerous
weekend bookmaking workshops
and activities. The exhibit, "Cele
brating the Art of Books: opens to
the public Saturday with an all-day
festival. Pappy Drewitt will teach
children how to develop characters
and iUustrate stories. as he does on
"Pappyland,' his acclaimed televi·
sion show, seen locally on WNVI'
and WHUf and nationaJly on the
Learning Channel. Museum staff
will offer sessions on cartooning
and bookmaking.
The exhibit is the culmination of
a year·long pilot headed by the
Books Project, an arm of Every·
body Wins!, a D,C.·based literaey
organization. Third-graders at
Gage-Eckington Elementary in
Northwest experienced all facets
of bookmaking as they got advice
from and read the books of local
children's authors, illustrators and
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from left, Erica Henioll,Jeremiah Reed ami Delonte MarshaH. admire their books at the capital Children's Museum.
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bookbinders; received weekJy
guidance from Books Project staff
and Marquette University interns;
and enjoyed daily encouragement
from their teacher, Delores Jones.
"This was definitely a communi·
ty effort, focused on doing: says
program manager Jackie P1iskin
adding that the Books Project aims
to hone reading and writing skills
through student focus on a long·
term project.
A sense of the students' creative
process is captured well by the'
exhibit. which shows (through se
lected drafts, displays of artistic
materials and large photographs)
how the kids arrived at their final
product. In this way, YOWlg visitors
get a glimpse of the steps they
might take in fashioning a shaped
book or a certain type of illustra
tion.
More than anything. though, the
exhibit celebrates the imaginations
of the young author/artists. Stories
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range from planning a pizza party
to pondering whales. Many experi·
ment exuberantly with the concept
of form foUol,O,ing function. For
example, Matthew Bradley's "Bees
Attack tlle World" sports a yellow
and-black cover shaped like a huge
letter "B:
Ordinary objects often are used
in extraordinary "-ays, as with Mar
quis Lewis's "Space Bears: in
which buttons figure as the colored
Iight.'\ of a spaceship. One little girl.
Dominique Collins, employs words
and pictures to create something
absent in her life. Because she
couldn't plant roses at home, Dom·
inique says she decided to make her
own. A hot-pink fabric flower domi·
nates the illustrations in "The First
Rose in My Garden."
The effect of the Books Project is
sure to extend beyond the creation
of one book. At the opening gala,
Christopher Ellison, !)..year-old au·
thor of "Ninjas: chatted with me
about his newest work in progress,
which features his 'favorite dino
saurs: Triceratops and Tyrannosau·
rus rex. No doubt inspired by big
brother Christopher, 7-year-old Eri'
ca talked about writing her own
book about "the animals and plant.'\
and trees of the world: And next
year, says program manager Plis
kin, these Gage-Eckington stu
dents, now seasoned authors, will
serve as peer consultants to the
next crop of novices at another
school In a decade or two-who
knows?-we may glimpse their
published bylines in a bookstore
display or fete them at a reading.
CELEBRATING THE ART Of IIOOICS
Through Sept. 6 at the capital
Children's Museum. 800 Third St. NE
(Metro: Union Station. Exit back of
Union Station near tour buses. tUi n
right on H Street. Jeft on Third Street
and left into museum). 2021675·4120.
Open daily from 10 to 6. $6 ages 3 and
older: $4 senrors; 2 and younger are
Even published authors
rarely 'J et it right" in a
first drait. "Revising is so
important; says Laura
Krauss Mebned, a Wash·
ington children's author
who assisted . the Gage
Eckington students. Be
rore putting pen to paper,
kids might try jotting
down several ideas before
choosing one they particu
larly love, suggests
Melmed. The middle ora
story is often a sticking
point even ror professional
writers, she says, advising:
"You want to build sus
pense and really draw the
reader in. Don't end the
story too suddenly."
Bethesda illustrator Jen·
nifer Barrett O'Connell, a1.
so involved with the Books
Project, echoes Me\med's
emphasis .on revision. "I
love seeing the world. of
the story emerge" says
O'Connell, who might re
work an illustration 20
times before she is satis·
fied. She advocatesexperi·
menting and having lun
and says watercolors, oil
pastels, crayons, colored
pencils and "found objecta"
for collages are often 'great
mediums for young illus
trators.
free. In conjunction with the exhibit. the
museum offers bookmaking activitieS
and 'll'lOrkshops throughout the summer
for ages 510 10 (unless otherwise
ooted), Activities are hands-on. and kids
can come and go throughout the
three-hour programs. Workshops are
shorter and led by experts in the field.
Space is limited and on 3 tlrst -come.
first-served basis.
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News and
personalities
in the Capitol
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Rep. DaDny Dam is one oI'severai Membersol'Congress who read toelememary scbooIstudeob,; in the DisUid as part oI'the Everybody WIllS! D.C. literacy program. Last
Thursday, Dam ~joined by Members and staft'ers at 1Y1er Eltmeutary SdJooI 011 the HiD to read to kids and c:debrate the late Duke Ellington's tOOth birthday_
Members Reach Out to Ki s
By Stacey ZoIt
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-llI.) has had a weekly date
. for the last four years that he hates to miss.
- Once a week. LaHood leaves the Capitol to read
to fifth-grader Ashley Walton as part'Of the Every
body Wins! D.C. literacy progfam.
And on Thursday,. LaH~ other Members of
Congress and their staffs gathered at TylerElemen
tary School on Capitol Hill to voice their support for· When LaHood first came to Congress in 1995,
children's literacy and celebrate Duke EllingtOn's fellow Dlinois native Sen. Paul Simon (0) told him
l00th birthday..
. about the Senate's Everybody Wins! program at .
TheEverybodyWms!programmatchesaduitread- . Robert Brent Ele.qtentary School. Soon LaHood
ing mentors with students in 20 public elementary built up interest among House Members and
schools in the Washington metrolXllitan area, bring- staffers and began the House program at Tyler in
ing them into the schools weeldy during the lunch the fall of 1996.
hour to wOlk with students on a long-term basis.
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Rep, Ray LaHood bas teamed up ~ith Ashley Walton for four years as part or UIe Everybody WiDs! pr0
gram. Above, three elementary school studeols are aU smiles 00: the lOOth birthday or Duke EIIiogton.
Members Boost D.C. Literacy
Program for Young Students
srups,"UHf:iod said, adding'tll<!llie consid
Thisyear, 150Tylerstudems are paired with ers it a priVilege to have wdrked with WaltOn
for the P3$tfour y6k., .
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reading mentors from the House.
LaHood helped organize Thursday's event
LaHood's scheduler, Joan MItchell, fIlls in
and is continuously recruiting Members, to for Lalio()dwben hecan'J ~e his weekly
join the program. He thinks it's impor1ant to date;::'She's ,a wonderful student," Mitchell
contribute to the community you live in, even said:"ShereaIly likes poei:ry lmdmysteries."
if you only live there part time.
. MitctteU said whe;n the prograffi first began
"We come here as representatives of the they had to bring in their own books;'bUt as
people in our districts, but more importantly, the Everybody Wins! program expanded, its
we become a part of the D.C. conununity," reading collection grew as well.
, Davis said Everybody Wins! "is the lcind of
LaHood said. 'This is something that'sea.sy
to work into your schedule."
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thing that r m interested in and do quite fre·
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), quently."
Reps. Jim Moran (D-Va.), Danny Davis (D
Davis himself attended a one-roorn sChool·
Ill.), John Boehner(R-Ohiol and others were hooseinsoutheastemArkansas,in thedelta near
matched with Tyler students for the day to cel
the Mississippi River. With the demanding har
ebrate the program's success.
. vesting schedule, Davis' school was only open
. .The mentoring aspect of the program, built for five morilhs 001 of the year. For the Con·
, by the adult reader working with the same stu
gressman, reading was 3 supplement during the
dent over an extended period of time, is one rnanymonlhs spent tending 10 !he crops.
of the reasons LaHood believes it 'works.
"One of the reasons I like reading so much
"TIllS is really about building relation
is reading probably did [the most] to help me
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reach whatever
point I am at in
life," Davis Said.
Rep. Richard
Burr (R-N.C.),
who is a regularreader at7yler, sat in the frOI1:t 'die Me~bers' visit. Ma'ny romped about the
row wi!h his reading partner, fourth-grader room carrying "House Mouse, Sell ate
Aoyd DeWitt, reading "HkIci TikIci Tembo." Mouse" books.
f!;iying with the Congressman's beeper;
Norton encourilged the SlUdents to take plide '
,DeWitttalks shylyofbis favOrite book ,"Char· in their educatioo, saying that Ellington - and
lie and the OlocoIate Factory," and his up others great Americans-were products of the
coming debut on Capitol Hill when !he pr0 D.C. public school system.
gram participants visit on May 21.
.
"[Ellington] went to t.Iie' same publicschooJ
B,urr is also excited to show his little bud ,system as you go to now," Norton cheered
dy his Congressional digs.
with her characteristic zeal.
"Congress doesn't mean anything to them
Factsdistributed by the Everybody Wins!
today, but as !hey get older that meaning will program show the dropout rate for D.C. pub
become more defined," Burr said. "At this lic schools is between 40 and 60 percent, and
age lcids aren't !hat inquisitive about what D.C. has the lowest levels of literacy profi
ciency in the United States.
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goes on [onl Capitol Hill but they're more in
This year, Everybody Wins! will serve
quisitive about why someone they dop't
know is here."
more than 2,800 children in the D.C. metro
Oearly, though, the lcids were excited abOut politan area.
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April 1999
U.S. Department
Education
or
u.s. Department of
Education Partners with
Everybody Wins!
Literacy Program
An Ode to Power Lunch
One hour is not enough
For us to do all our stuff
But when it's done, we still had fun.
(wrillen by an EW! third grader)
.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
and the U.S. Department of Education have
established a partnership with Everybody Wins!
(EW!) DC, the largest children's literacy and
mentoring organization in Washington, D.C.
Privately funded and not for profit, EW! DC
promotes children' s literacy and a love of learning
through shared reading experiences with caring
adults.. During the 1998-99 school year, EW! DC
plans to serve over 2,800 students in 20 schools in
the Washington metropolitan area.
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EW! DC offers two programs, "Power Lunch"
and "StoryTime." The Power Lunch program is a
unique literacy and mentoring activity that part
ners adults with public elementary school children
to stimulate their interest in reading and writing.
Once a week, volunteer reading mentors go to
local schools to meet with their student partners
and share conversation and good books during the
lunch hour. The Power Lunch program benefits
children academically and socially by bringing a
diverse selection of children's literature into the
schools and providing students with caring adult
readers who act as informal mentors and positive
role models. Most of the volunteers continue to
read with the same student partners for several
. years. turning "power]unches" into "powerful
relationships."
.
"We are delighted to have the Department of
Education as a partner in the Power Lunch pro
gram," said Joanie Chase. EW! executive director.
"We're so glad we can work together to foster the
love of reading and learning with our children."
The StoryTime program brings storytellers to
elementary schools that otherwise receive very
few special enrichment opportunities. Once a
month, storytellers. local authors, and other
performers visit the schools and bring the magic of
sto1')1elling to groups of children. Often the
performances are interactive, calling upon children
to play musical instruments, make sound' effects, .
or dance. The stories always ends happily and
each student leaves with a new book. For more
information about EW! DC, call (202) 624-3957
or visit http://www.erols.com/ebodywinl.
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Saturday, March 7, 1998
Mark Shields
No Spin
Necessary
At lunchtime most weekdays when
Congress is in session, senators who
are in Washington and candidates for
reelection frequently can be found pay
ing rapt attention to somebody who. if
pleased with and by a senator, can
provide "generous" help to the sena
tor's reelection campaign coffers. Some
people calJ this activity "constituent
outreach" or "donor maintenance."
On a recent Tuesday, Sen. Chris
'Dodd (D-Conn.). who is running for
reelection in November, scheduled his
lunch to huddle in a very private way
with Dayvie Paschall. Dodd was listen- '
ing carefully to Paschall. who runs no
, political action committee and who has
never made a political contribution, but
who was reading to the senator. Dayvie
Paschall is 12 years old and a sixth
grader at Robert Brent. a, public ele
, mentary school in Southeast Washing- •
ton.
Just a few feet away from Dodd and .
Dayvie in the school library sat Sen.
Tim Hutchinson (R·Ark.) with Michael
McNair. 8, a charismatic second·grader
who explained the meaning of "gravity"
to a visitor. "Without gravity, you
would go straight up to the ceiling."
Waming: Anybody looking for one
more diatribe against Washington as
the 'morally bankrupt home office of
relentlessly evil, politicians, the ,kind
who would steal a hot stove and go
back for the smoke, will be disappoint
ed. This is a pot.Hive Washington story
without any "spin." This is a story
about people, some of whom are impor
tant, taking the time to make a differ
ence--one-on-one-with Washington
schoolkids.
Dodd and Hutchinson, along with
several of their Senate colleagues, come
weekly to the Robert Brent school to a
program called "Everybody Wins!"
which is devoted to promoting chil·
dren's literacy and the love of reading.
The program's centerpiece is a weekly
one-on-one reading experience with an
adult volunteer the child knows and
who knows the child.
On this Tuesday, Jasmine Harrison
a 7-year-old second-grader who is fin:'
ishin.g Amelia Bedelia." was telling her
readmg partner. Ted, about the jest
er-in the hospital-who recovered his
.gift to make people laugh. Harrison's
regular reading partner and .friend is
also the senior senator from MassadlU
setts.
"Everybody Wins!" was brought to
Washington in 1995 through the sup
port of Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.) and
Sen. Paul Simon (D-IlL). After reading
and listening to the ·urreasure of Skele
ton Reef" with his friend Sherryl on
Tuesday, Jeffords explained. "I love
these kids and the opportunity this
program provides them to gain a love of
reading."
Sen. Dick Durbin (D~IlL). is a regular
, at the school-along with colleagues
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.); Mary
Landrieu, (D-La.), Tom Harkin (D-Io
wa) and, Richard Bryan (D-Nev.). In
another Southeast Washington school, '
Tyler Elementary, U.S. House mem
bers and their staff, led by Rep. Ray
LaHood (R-ill.), are in their third year
of the reading program.
,
Each week in 10 D.C. elementary
schools, more than 1.200 adult volun·
teers give up their lunch hour to read
one-on-one in hopes of giving the city's
youngsters a better chance. This is a
priyately funded, nonprofit program,
whIch means conservatives ought to
approv.e. It is a simple program that,
accordtng to teachers. works. That
ought to appeal to liberals and conser
vatives.
'
These elected officials and congres
sional staff members-and all the other
volunteers-donot seek nor have they
earned canonization. But they have
earned our attention and our respect.
They are not plaster saints. But they
are--far removed from TV cameras,
consultants and photo ops-making a
real and large difference in children's
, lives..And all of them are doing it in
Washmgton on their own time, without
applause.
'
How about that, Washington bashers?
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THURSDAY, JUNE 4,1998
BOOKENDS
Photo.by Shana Raab
Sen. Jim Jeffords shares a laugh with Ted Kennedy's reading partner, seven-year-old Jazzmin Harrison, to celebrate the conclu
sion of a yearlong program - Everybody Wins! - in which 200 students at Robert Brent Elementary School were matched
. with Senators and aides who read to them during lunchtime. Ten Senators and over 200 staffers turned out for the celebration.
�WEDNESDAY, JUNE
3, 199 8
Lawmakers, Students finish Reading Program..
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Ten U.S. senators and their staffs celebrated the completion of
a lunch-time reading partnership program yesterday by giving
200 students from Robert Brent Elementary School a tour of their
Capitol Hill offices.
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The senators, includingJames M. Jeffords {R-Vt.}. Edward M.
Kennedy {D-Mass.} and Christopher 1. Dodd {D-Conn.}, and staff
volunteers have visited the Capitol Hill school once a week this
school year to read with student partners. The program is
sponsored by Everybody Wins!, a nonprofit group that promotes
children's literacy through shared reading experiences with
adults.
.
Each week, more than 1,200 program volunteers, working at 11
public elementary schools in the Washington area, spent their
lunch hours reading one-on-one with children who had been
designated as their partners. The program will resume in the faIt" '
�THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
16, 1999
THIEREGION
.At Rally, Leaders Promote Memoring
Area congressionai leade~ .school officials and sports celebrjties.
as well as D.C. Mayor Anthony A Williams (D) touted the impor
tance of mentoring at a back-to-school pep rally yesterday for Evety
body Wms!, the largest chiidren'~ literacy and mentoring organiza
tion in the Washington area.
The rally at Walker Jones Elementary School in the District kicked
offa new campaign to promote literacy and volunteerism in element.
tyschools.
The Everybody Wms! in 2000 Campaign will focus on bringing
adult volunteers into schools to read one-on-one with students one
day a week for an hour. The organization matches students through
out the year with local and federal officials, corporate and business
leaders and others to promote and celebrate a love of books.
�Wednesday, June 3, 1998
Sen. Chuck Robb (IiVa.) is introduced to Ashley Stevenson, 7~ by his wife, Linda Robb. Mrs. Robb volunteers to
read to student in the ''Everybody Wi1i~" reading campaign. The group's year ofreading /Jarlnerships ended with
a celebration Tuesday.
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April 24, 1998
Stephen
Kiernan
An hour
a week
to read
herryl Grant is a fourth-grader at
Robert Brent Elementary
School.
It's not in Vermont. It's in Wash
ington, D.e. - the city so misman
aged the federal government had to
take it over. District schools are noto
riously weak, which is bad news for
Sherry!.
The good news is that someone
from outside the school comes to help
her every week. He"s' busy g.uy, grey
haired, suJt-wearing. He has no short
age of demands on his time.
Yet he comes, every week, to the li
brary at noon. They both grab a
school lunch. Then they sit down to
gether, and read.
This might sound like a minor
thing, unimportant in a school system
with decaying buildings,vio!ence in
the hallways and on the streets.
The opposite i-s true. The Number
One predictor of academic success is
that children have been read to.
Ideally it is a parent, starting before
the child can speak. But even if the
reading doesn't begin till fourth grade,
there are innumerable benefits.
The child receives uninterrupted
attention. She also develops patience,
an appreciation for language, an un
derstanding of order that results from
the sequential nature of books.
The adult gains, too: contact with a
young person's energy and imagina
tion, a reminder of what it was like to
struggle with words, the reinforcement
of how much a child values reliable
adult artention.
So this man visits everv week. Even
if he has just finished work in the U.S.
Senate Finance Committee. Even if he
is scheduled for a major vote that
afternoon.
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Sherrvl's reaaer IS U.!S. !Sen. James
JefTor(!,,: He is a pafOClpant m Every
bOOy Wins, a program invented by
New York executive Arthur Tannen
baum. The project links successful
adults with children for mentoring,
support, and foremost, reading. New
York's program now boasts 2,000 vol
unteers in 25 schools.
Jeffords' stafT says he is devoted to
his weeldv lunch with Sherrvl. MIt was
verv difficult getting here to"day," he
told Education Week last month, "but
this hour is very relaxing for me. This
is the most rewarding."
, Jeffords is far from the only person
on Capitol Hill in this program. His
Democratic counterpart on rhe Labor
Committee, U.S. Sen Edward Ken
nedv of Massachusetts. reads with sec
ond:grader Jasmine Harrison. U.S.
Sen. Marv Landrieu. a Louisiana
Democrat. reads with first-grader Ki
shell Alexander.
In alL 180 of the 220 students at
Brent Elementary are linked with a.
reader through Everybody Wins.
Other schools benefit, too, because
more than 400 congressional stafTers
also volunteer with the program.
Many Washington organizations, in
cluding the media, also participate.
There's a clear gain in all of this.
Regardless of a person's political ide
ology or party, nothing provides guid
ance on issues better than spending
time with the people affected by goy
nerment's action - or inaction - on
those issues.
Jeffords' work on education, his pet
interest. can only be improved by
spending time in a Washington public
school, cating the food, breathing the
air, hearing hallway noises of laughter
and dispute, and spending a quiet
hour in the company of a IO-year-old
girl who knows only that life.
Further. if he and hundreds of
other people in high-powered jobs can
find the time to sit with a child and a
book. then maybe ordinary folks can;
too - whether worldng with strangers
or reading to their own children.
Children will win if they do. The
adults will win, too.
Societv will win the most, because a
child who succeeds in school will stay
there, earning a chance at a better job
and better life in the years ahead, The
nation's jails are full of people who
never learned to read, never finished
school. because no one cared enough
to sit down with them, week after
week. and help.
How about you? Got an hour?
"C:,)s/' (0 Home" is a U'eekl.v commentary on
puNic il1rairs. To reach Sll'phen Kiernan, call
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Joi Isler -
Photo by Karen BaliardfThe Washington Times
with microphone help from joanie Chase -
reads a story at Bowen Elementary.
Quilting bonds parents, kids
bon while balancing 4-month-old
Marshae on her lap. Daughters
Jasmine, S,and Dominek, 6, cut
and glued colorful fabric to the
patch.
"This workshop means unity,
within your family," Miss Mar
shall said. "When you sit here
and create with your child, you
find out what they're really
thinking. This Is how they ex
press themselves."
About 1,200 students are
served at 10. schools by Every
body Wins, which has just about
as many reading volunteers.
The workshop also teaches
parents to create "books" with
'their own stories and poems to
pass along to their children.
Everybody Wins pays one
parent at each school to coordi
nate lunchtime reading' volun
teers and keep attendance high
at the nighttime programs, like
the quilting class.
By Susan Ferrechio
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
lliam Long doesn't
know much about
making a quilt, but if
that's what it takes to
spend time with his son Kevin,S,
he'll gladly snip, stitch and glue
fabric in a classroom at Bowen organizers started the evening
quilt-making program so that
Elementary in Southwest.
"It's creative, and I love being parents who work during the day
here doing stuff with him:' Mr. could get involved.
"Thlevision has taken over a
Long said.
lot of the storytelling that parents
Their "quilt patch", which in
cludes the images of a crucifix and grandparents used to do:'
and a basketball, will eventually said Barbar.a D'Emilio, a pro
be sewn to many others created gram coordinator. "We strongly
by student-parent teams trying believe parents are the most im
to depict what is meaningful to portant teachers and we use sto
, rytelling to get them more in
them.
Mr. Long and Kevin were volved."
among nearly 100 students and
Everybody Wins will hold
three quilt-making workshops at
parents who learned about story
telling and quilt-making recently different city schools before sew
ing all the patches together.
at the school.
Parents and students are sup
The program is sponsored by
Everybody Wins, a privately posed to tell stories about them
funded program that organizes selves on the patch, much the
teams of federal workers who way many peoples' ancestors
read to nc. school children at used quilts to pass along family
heritage.
, lunchtime.
Zarnita Marshall tried to fash
While the group usually works
with children during lunchtime, ion a heart out of a piece of rib
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�DECEMBER 1997
'~verybody Wins! literacy program
.
begins at Brent Elementary
On Thursday, November 6, a group of U. S.
Senators joined the students of Brent Elementary
School to kick off their third year of participation in
Everybody Wins!, a privately funded, nonprofit
organization devoted to promoting children's lit
eracy and love of learning through weekly one-on
one reading experiences with adult volunteers.
Known as the Power Lunch program. Senate
members and staff have been reading with the
students of Brent since March of 1995. thanks to
SEN. TI.. HUTCHIIoISON
(R-AR) READING WITH HIS STUDENT READING
PARTNER SECOND GRADER MICHAEL McNAIR.
SEN.
MARY UNoRletl (D-LA) 0ETn«l TO KNOW HER STUDENT
REN:lIHQ PARTNER, K,sHEU ALEXANDER, A 1ST GRADER AT BRENT.
Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT), who brought the
program to Washington from New York, where it
was created.
Jeffords was joined by fellow Senators Ted
Kennedy (D-MA). Chris Dodd (D-CT). Tim
Hutchinson (R-AR), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Rich
ard Durbin (D-IL), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Tom
Harkin (D-IA) and Richard Bryan (D-NV). The
Senators met with their student reading partners
and then sat down to enjoy a good book together.
When the lunch bell rang, no one was in a hurry to
leave. Each Senator will share their student with a
staff member and read at Brent throughout the
school year.
Another school on Capitol Hill participating in
Everybody Wins! is Tyler Elementary. The U. S.
House of Representatives adopted the $chool in
1995. House members and staff will begin their
third year of reading with the students of Tyler in
early December. Everybody Wins! has expanded
into 10 elementary schools in the· Washington
Metropolitan area and impacts 1,200 at-risk stu
dents. For more information about the program,
call 2021624-3957.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1997
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Photos by Bert V. GoulaitlThe Washington Times
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy helps Jasmine Hamson with a tough word, and Sen. Tim Hutchinson reads with Michael McNair.
,Legislators boost local literacy
Everybody Wins in this effort
year in the District, with more'
. than 1,200 students participating
from 10 schools.
Everybody Wins is a privately
en senators took a break
funded, .nonprofit organization,
from Capitol Hill yester
devoted to promoting children's
. day to help local elemen
literacy and love of learning
tary school students im
through shared reading experi
prove their reading skills.
ences with adults.
The senators joined volun
"We see major differences in
teers from more than 40 corpora
tions and organizations for the these kids in their comprehen
Everybody Wins program at the sion and behavior," said Mary
Robert Brent Elementary School Salander, deputy director ofEv
erybody Wins.
in Southeast.
The program matches ele-'
Mrs. Salander said they plan
mentary schoolchildren with to expand the program across the
adults so that they can develop entire D.C. metropolitan area,
literacy skills through' weekly but at a gradual pace.
one-an-one reading sessions.
"We don't want to lose the
"I love kids, and I realize that, quality of the program," she said.
here in the District, we have a
The senators met their· stu
serious problem with young peo
dent partners for the first time
yesterday during their orienta
ple not having enough opportuni
tion into the program. After a bit
ties to learn," said Sen. Jim Jef
of conversation, the senator
fords, Vermont Republican.
student pairs began reading
Mr. Jeffords brought the Ev
erybody Wins program to the their books.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,
District in 1995 after one of his
aides told him of its success in Massachusetts Democrat, and
his student, 7-year-old Jasmine
New York.
This is the program's third Harr:ison, took turns reading
By Brett Marcy
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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their book. As Jasmine read, Mr.
Kennedy carefully coached her
on the tougher words.
"I come from a family who are
strong readers," said Mr. Ken
nedv. "I think learning to read is
something that has to come from
the child's being encouraged.
Perhaps we have some impact on
that."
"I think I'm going to have a
great time," 'said Jasmine. "I
think [Sen. Kennedy] is nice."
It is that enthusiasm that Ev
erybody Wins is hoping to use to
improve student literacy
throughout the city.
"The main thrust of the pro
gram is the idea of reading for
pleasure;' said Mrs. Salander.
She said the program has re
ceived donations of more than
3,000 books, and a local law firm
recently donated office space to
the organization. But, Mrs. Sal
ander said time is the most im
portant gift.
Along with Mr. Kennedy and
Mr. Jeffords, eight other senators
also donated their time. They are
Sens. Christopher Dodd, Con
necticut Democrat; Byron Dor
gan, North Dakota Democrat;
Tipl Hutchinson, Arkansas Re
publican; Richard Bryan, Ne
vada Democrat; Mary Landrieu,
Louisiana Democrat; 'Ibm Har
kin, Iowa Democrat; Richard
Durban, Illinois Democrat; and
Sam Brownback, Kansas Repub
lican.
"We get a good deal more out
of this than the children do," Mr.
Kennedy said. .
.
The children might disagree.
"I like to read with a partner
because I get to learn new
words," said 9-year-old Crystal
Drakeford.
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As part of the Everybody
Wins program,above,
Sen. RichardJ. Durbin
(0-111.) reads with Pierre
Jefferson while Durbin's
executive assistant,
Kathy Anderson,
watches. At left, Sen.
Edward M. Kennedy
(D-Mass.) picks out a
book to read with Jasmin
Harrison. Both children
are students at Brent
Elementary School in
Southeast Washington.
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MONDAY, MARCH 2,1998
TIGER OF THE HOUSE
Photo by Rebecca Roth
Rep. John Boehner lines one up at the ''Putt·Putt for LiteracY' event
he hosted in the Cannon Building, benefiting three Capitol Hill demen
tary schools, as a prelude to a March 3 PGA Tour charity fundraiser.
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Thursday, February 26,1998
Putt 'Er There
The problem: how to design a
putting green that makes it some
what difficult for members of Con
gress to sink a shot but not so chal
lenging that they are publicly
humiliated.
Solution A:. Install avery large
cup. (Very funny.)
Solution B: Install a green that is
foUr feet wide and 18 feet long on a
completelyflat surface. (Very
good.)
"The puttis probably 18 feet
That's alittle bit ofachallenge but
it's not agiveaway," said DougTret
Den, owner ofPersonal Putting
Greens in Frederick, who brought
his artificial grass to the Cannon
Buildingon Capitol Hill last night
The golfgambit was sponsored
by Everybody Wms to thank 13
lawmakers. 500 congressional
staffers and major corporate do
nors for helping the three-year-old
literacy program. Some 1,200 adult
volunteers are paired with 1,200
students from 10 area schools.
Each week, the grown-ups and chil
dren quietly savorbooks together.
Thetop political putters were
Reps. Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.), Cbet
Edwards (D-Tex.) andJohn
Boehner (R-Ohio). Each won a
box ofbooks to donate to the
schools where their staffers read.
�The Boston Globe
November 29, 1997
Senator Kennedy .
.takes time for literacy
enator Edward M. Kennedy has a new
date on his weekly schedule each Tues
day an hour with 7-year-old Jasmine Har
rison. Three weeks ago, Kennedy and other
senators went to Brent Elementary School
on Capitol Hill to highlight the Everybody
Wins program. The private nonprofit
program, introduced in the District of CO"
lumbia two years ago by Senator James Jef"
. fords, the Vermont Republican, matches ele
mentary school students with adults for one
on-one reading sessions to improve literacy
skills. Jasmine told the Washington Times
that the senator was "nice."
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NATIONAL THURSDAY, JUNB 6,1996
Ptlu! Huserros/ThC' New York Times
Read Any Good Books?
Hillary Rodham Clinton visited John Tyler Elementary School in
Washington yesterday to help promote Everybody Wins, a private,
nonprofit organization devoted to promoting children's literacy. The
program, which was founded in New York City in 1991 by Arthur
Tannenbaum, an executive, seeks volunteers go to a local school to read
with a student for one lunch hour a week.
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Kendra Brooks - Subject Series
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Domestic Policy Council
Kendra Brooks
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<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/36031" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/647992" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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The Kendra Brooks Subject Files contain correspondence, reports, articles, memos, and various printed material. Other documents include background information for education events and meetings. The files include material pertaining to charter schools, national testing, SAT preparation, school safety, school modernization/construction, affirmative action, Blue Ribbon Schools, class–size reduction, teacher quality, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanic Americans, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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157 folders in 16 boxes
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Paper
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[Education - Research Studies] [4]
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Domestic Policy Council
Kendra Brooks
Subject Files
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Box 9
<a href="http://clintonlibrary.gov/assets/Documents/Finding-Aids/Systematic/KendraBrookssubjectfile.pdf" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/647992" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
Provenance
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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Adobe Acrobat Document
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Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Reproduction-Reference
Date Created
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1/17/2012
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647992-education-research-studies-4.pdf
647992