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Challenge Rules
Rules
RIF program sites are required to meet the following challenge criteria to be eligible to be considered for an award:
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Must serve a population of which at least 50 percent of the children served are of Hispanic heritage and at least 40 percent of the population qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch Meals*
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Pledge to participate.
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Conduct at least four themed reading-related events during the designated challenge period, March 2 to April 2, 2007. Possible activities include storytelling, a book distribution with guest readers, a celebration of cultural heroes, or at-home family reading time. Each event must also include the following amount of continuous reading with participants:
Preschool to 2nd grade - 30 minutes
3rd grade to 6th grade - 45 minutes
7th grade to 12th grade - 60 minutes
In summary, at the end of the challenge, preschool to 2nd grade will read or be read to for 120 minute; 3rd to 6th grade for 180 minutes; and 7th to 12th grade for 240 minutes.
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Conduct a kick-off event or final Community Reading Celebration inviting families, businesses, elected officials, service organizations, and local media to participate. A celebration for Read Across America Day or Dr. Seuss' birthday would be an example of an event.
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Recruit community members and guests to participate in each of the events.
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Complete the Activity Log and Summary Statements online by April 13, 2007.
*The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. The program is administered by the Food and Nutrition Service Office of the United States Department of Agriculture. Free and Reduced-Price meal statistics are widely used as a proxy measure of poverty among children and families in the United States. Information can be found at www.greatschools.net.
Note: All RIF program sites are encouraged to participate in the reading challenge regardless of award eligibility.
Judging
Judges will review all Activity Logs and Summary Statements. All eligible challenge entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
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Percentage of RIF children that completed activities and sustained reading goals.
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Development of four creative, themed reading-related events.
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Incorporation of families and the community in these events and the Community Reading Celebration.
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Generating overall awareness in the community about the challenge and literacy.
An independent panel of judges will select a total of six winners, two from each of RIF's three geographic regions.
The decisions of the judges will be final.
Prizes
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$650 gift card for their RIF site to purchase books
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A 2007 RIF® Community Reading Challenge Flag
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A 2007 RIF® Community Reading Challenge medal for each participating child
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