[kids-lib] Reading is an Investment Entries Due April 30th

[Jennifer Maurer]

I am forwarding this reminder on behalf of Stephanie Swetland who coordinates the Reading is an Investment program. I asked for clarification, and Oregon homeschoolers and students in private schools are eligible to participate. -- Jen
Jennifer Maurer
School Library Consultant
Oregon State Library
jennifer.maurer at state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.maurer at state.or.us>

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There's still time to participate in this year's Reading is an Investment program, which runs through April 30 and is a great way to encourage students to read.  All participating students receive a prize packet, and parent/guardians who submit an entry form/reading log on behalf of a child are automatically entered into a drawing to win one of 50 Oregon College Savings Plan accounts, worth $529 each.
Sponsored by the Oregon College Savings Plan, the program aims to promote literacy and financial education among K-5 elementary students in Oregon.  Each year, two books are featured, and this year's titles are Earning Excitement by Paul Nourigat and Isabel's Car Wash by Sheila Bair.  Lesson plans are available for use in the classroom, and teachers can access them and the recommended reading list at ReadingIsAnInvestment.com<http://www.readingisaninvestment.com/>.
The biggest program component is encouraging kids to read or be read to.  Students track their time in increments of 20 (read-to-me kids) or 40 (independent readers) minutes. To be eligible for one of the $529 Oregon College Savings Plan accounts, entries must be postmarked by April 30 and received by May 5, 2014. The schools of winning entrants will also receive $500.
Spanish entry forms are available online. To access them or get more information about the Reading is an Investment program, please visit ReadingIsAnInvestment.com<http://ReadingIsAnInvestment.com>. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Swetland at 503.373.1903 or reading.investment at ost.state.or.us<mailto:reading.investment at ost.state.or.us>.
Financial literacy is emphasized in the Oregon Social Sciences Standards which were adopted in 2011: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1802  These are the three core financial literacy standards, which are then more specific by grade level:

  *   Acquire the knowledge and economic reasoning skills to make sound personal financial decisions to meet long and short term goals.
  *   Understand and apply key concepts of personal income potential, risk management, and investment.
  *   Examine individual responsibility and the impact of decisions on personal, local, regional, national and global economies.

Stephanie Swetland
529 Plan Specialist
Oregon 529 College Savings Network
Tel:  503-373-1903
Fax:  503-373-7933

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