California Dictionary Project
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Description: California Dictionary Project is a non-profit, charitable organization that donates & distributes dictionaries annually to third grade students in California's public schools.
USA locations: San Francisco California Bay Area
Mission:
California Dictionary Project, founded in April 2002, grew out of the need to improve literacy rates in California's public schools. We believe that by reaching children early (third grade), providing them with tools (dictionaries), personalizing the delivery (volunteers from the local community) and teaching them how to use those tools (presentations and teacher lesson plans), we can grow "readers." By giving students access to language and ideas, we give them access to alternatives that can affect the course of their lives.
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Jennifer R.
06/30/11
I volunteered for the California Dictionary Project a few years ago during their Dictionary Day event. We were all assigned different elementary schools to visit in the Bay Area and we got to visit a classroom and distribute free dictionaries to the students. We also go to lead some activities ...
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pingn
06/27/11
I think what CDP does for the 3rd graders in our surrounding communities is a great thing. The program will equip our young students with the tools they need in order to meet higher standards of literacy. CDP should expand outside to other low-income communities in the states surrounding California...
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Barry G.
06/26/11
I am one of the founding board members. I read a review in the Wall Street Journal about Mary French and how she started a Dictionary Project in South Carolina. It sounded like a great idea and I thought, why not start a similar project in California? It turned out several other people saw the ...
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