MyDictionary.com supports Literacy

MyDictionary.com has a mission is to promote lifelong learning which includes encouraging a love of reading, especially among children, and helping those who are less fortunate. Therefore, one of our goals is to donate 10% of our pre-tax profits to support literacy locally, regionally and globally. Below is a list of some of the organizations we support by providing a prominent link to their websites and providing financial assistance at a future date.

About Room to Read

Room to Read is an innovative non-profit leader dedicated to promoting and enabling global education. Founded in 2000, the organization is based on the belief that education is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty in the developing world. Since then, the organization has supported over three million children by providing better access to higher-quality educational opportunities. Room to Read has established more than 700 schools and over 7,000 bilingual libraries with five million books, and continues to support the education of nearly 7,000 girls. Room to Read is providing opportunities that change children's lives and communities throughout Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zambia. By 2010, Room to Read hopes to improve literacy for five million children by establishing over 10,000 libraries and distributing nearly nine million children's books. For more information visit our website at www.roomtoread.org.

Room To Read Fact Sheet:
http://www.roomtoread.org/media/downloads/fact_sheet.pdf

About Storyline Online

Storyline Online is an innovative website featuring well-known actors reading quality children's picture books aloud. Offered free of charge, these imaginatively produced videos fully capture the intricate illustrations, colors and textures of each book. Storyline Online also includes a supplemental activities section developed by an Early Literacy curriculum specialist. The videos and related activities strengthen comprehension, verbal and written skills of English language learners worldwide. Storyline Online ensures that every child with access to an internet connection can benefit from the written word.

Storyline Online is a program of The Screen Actors Guild Foundation

About BookPALS

BookPALS is founded on a clear premise: children must be exposed to the magic of books to develop a love of reading. Who better to make that magic come alive than actors gifted in the art of storytelling? The research shows that one of the best predictors of children's success in learning to read is being read to aloud. This nationwide literacy program was first established in Los Angeles in 1993 by Barbara Bain. BookPALS currently claims 11 chapters throughout the United States, with over 2000 dedicated volunteers who serve more than 100,000 preschool through 5th grade students weekly by reading aloud at public schools, hospitals, cultural institutions, and shelters, as well as on the phone and online.

BookPALS is a rogram of The Screen Actors Guild Foundation