Local Teacher and 31 Young Adult Authors Team Up To Save Reading
ANTIOCH, Calif., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Exemeus Blog and California teacher Folami Morris are pleased to announce the launch of a new program to encourage reading. A report by the National Endowment of the Arts has indicated that less than fifty percent of high school seniors are able to read proficiently. Additionally, as much as seven out of ten high school seniors require some form of remediation in order to comprehend the content of the assigned material they are reading.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150217/175955
Folami Morris spoke recently to an interviewer, saying, "To say that reading is a dying art might be a bit of an exaggeration, but perhaps not. Statistics show 25% of Americans will grow up without learning how to read. American students are less prepared for college now than the students that matriculated in 1992. Students who can't read are less likely to perform well on standardized testing or to be competitive in a classroom where analysis of college level texts is necessary."
The problem in part lies in the tendency of individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 to spend 2.5 hours nightly watching television and less than ten minutes reading. There is a direct correlation between the time one spends reading as a youth and one's ability to understand and comprehend diverse sources of reading material as an adult. Because the numbers of non-proficient readers are growing, the jobs of the future might have no one to occupy them.
31 Books in 31 Days is a bold attempt to foster reading in students who would otherwise have limited interest. Some of the top authors in the world, including New York Times Best Sellers, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Joseph Delaney and Melissa Landers, along with Australian writing sensation Paula Weston, are participating. The prizes include signed book copies by the authors to be raffled off. Participants will earn points for reading books, author interviews and taking fun quizzes about the subject matter.
Young adult writer Paula Weston says the ambitious project offers a fun and unique way to engage young readers.
"Books and reading have been such an important part of my life since early childhood and I can't imagine who I would be-- and how I would understand the world—without them. I think one of the greatest reasons why young people don't love reading is that they haven't found the right book, and 31 books in 31 days is a fantastic opportunity to fix that," says Weston.
Learn more about 31 books in 31 days by visiting the web pages at http://theexemeus.blogspot.com
Donate to help expand the reach of the program at http://www.gofundme.com/m0a63w
Members of the press and others who have further questions about the contents of this press release are encouraged to contact Folami Morris at the location provided below
Folami Morris
Email
http://theexemeus.blogspot.com
925-813-5245
SOURCE The Exemeus Blog
Share this article