Reading Is Fundamental Inc

Digital programs:rif's digital portfolio of products includes literacy central, literacy network, the literacy app, and skybrary.literacy central is an online destination for teachers, parents, and literacy volunteers to get thousands of free digital resources tied directly to the books children love and teachers turn to every day. The portal provides tools to easily organize and keep reading resources in one place with customizable book lists, printable lesson plans, activities, games, reading passages, calendars, and videos.literacy network is rif's community portal designed to support rif programs and volunteers across the country and, most importantly, reach more children with life-changing literacy support. This is the destination for all of the resources and support needed to be an effective local literacy champion whether an individual who wants to volunteer, one of rif's community partners, a school that wants to implement a rif program, or one of our local rif programs.skybrary is a subscription-based interactive, digital library of more than 900 high-quality ebooks and video exploration field trips that engage readers and help foster a lifelong love of learning. This online resource allows children to explore other thematic activities that support the book. Skybrary school features the same carefully curated library of digital books along with added features just for educators. Teachers can access lesson plans and teaching guides inspired by the books and videos in the library for extended learning as well as track and manage students' usage of the books and videos.

Community literacy awareness and other programs: rif promotes awareness of the critical impact of early literacy through a broad range of activities, sharing resources through its website and social media platforms, distribution of its thematic book collections, and leveraging media through public service announcements. Rif's literacy services include family and community engagement and literacy training for educators and community organizations. Family and community engagement activities are designed to help parents take a leading role in encouraging their children's literacy development. With the guidance of rif's volunteers, parents participate in workshops, book distributions, and reading celebrations.rif conducts literacy training for early childhood educators. This training is designed to support children's emerging language and literacy skills while including parents as their children's first teachers. The training is done through a "train the trainer" model that prepares participants to return to their communities and deliver the training to their colleagues and communities.rif hosts other literacy events which promote literacy and inform others about its mission.rif engages with independent outside experts to evaluate rif's program activities to identify areas of need and establish procedures for continuous quality improvement.