Reading is Fun

Juan Mauricio from Xepocol helping give a class in Paxot III.

Remember the organization Reading is Fundamental?  They are still around doing good things for community-based literacy.  I was trying to remember their name and all I could come up with was Reading is Fun.  I think that was one of their slogans.  It will be nice one day when kids around here feel like reading is fun.  And thanks to the generous donation of books from Eastside Church of Christ, we may get there sooner than later.

M.T. practice reading to his mom.

One of the frustrating things about illiteracy is how far reaching the effects are in a society.  Even people who can read don't have many options in reading material and never really develop a love for it.  People who can read marginally never learn comprehension skills to understand what they just read--whether it is Bible, the newspaper, or novel.  Even the teachers in the local schools are limited in their own literacy experience and their lack of resources.

Moms and kids checking out the reading materials.

But, one of the things I admire about young people in this area is the desire to share what they have learned with others.  We have several local area high schoolers who have been working with us doing their internships and even just volunteering time to take ideas out to church groups who want to help their kids do better in school.

Esteban from Xepocol and Cesar our ABC coordinator giving a class in the Paxot III church.

This attitude combined with great resources will go a long way to convince the next generation of kids that Reading is Fun.  And this is one of the fundamentals that will move more people out of poverty.

Reading is FUN!