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"Reading Partners:
Teaming Up to Help Children Read Well"
Tuesday, May 19, 1998
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (ET)

The recent landmark study by the National Research Council defined the best practices for helping children become successful readers. These recommendations include a focus on children from birth through pre-school, with parents playing a crucial role as a child's first teachers. The study also found that extra learning time, when combined with parental involvement and quality school instruction, boosts a student's reading skills and motivation to learn. The President's top educational initiative, The American Reads Challenge, puts these recommendations into action. In this nationwide town meeting, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley will welcome a panel of guests who will discuss:

  • How parents and caregivers of babies and young children can create a literacy-rich and language-rich environment to foster a love of books and to prepare children for later reading success.
  • How partnerships between families, schools, community groups and businesses can support extended learning programs for elementary school children after-school and during the summer.
  • How college and university students in the Federal Work-Study program can serve as tutors and reading partners for younger students.
  • How special approaches to family literacy can help students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities overcome obstacles.

To participate, all you need is to locate a facility with satellite downlink capabilities. Or, call your local cable access station or school board channel and give them the satellite coordinates:

C-Band
    Galaxy 3
    Transponder/Channel 21
    Orbital Location 95 degrees West
    Downlink Frequncy 4120 MHz
    Horizontal Polarity

 KU-Band
    SBS 6
    Transponder/channel 9
    Orbital Location 74 degrees West
    Downlink Frequency 11921 MHz
    Horizontal Polarity

Audio subcarriers 6.2 (Spanish) and 6.8 (English)

Please note that satellite coordinates are subject to change. Register your participation to ensure you will be notified of any changes by calling 1-800 USA-LEARN, or by e-mail at Satellite_Town_Meeting@ed.gov, or by visiting our web site at http://www.ed.gov/inits.stm/.

The Satellite Town Meeting is produced in partnership with the National Alliance of Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with support from The Bayer Foundation, The Procter & Gamble Fund, and The SC Johnson Wax Fund. Broadcast and cable partners include Discovery Communications, the Public Broadcasting Service, and Channel One. Use of the Satellite Town Meeting is free and unrestricted.

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