SCOR

SCOR, Schools and Community Organized to Read, is a locally-developed reading buddy program for the GEF-supported elementary schools.  SCOR serves primarily second graders who need additional assistance to improve their reading.  Volunteer reading buddies meet with school-identified students for thirty minutes each week to read from a collection of books provided by the media specialist of that school.

Since the beginning  (2000-2001 school year), the GEF program has continued to grow, serving approximately 100 students each year.   The SCOR program has shown results.   For example, at the end of the first full year of SCOR implementation, seventy-nine percent of those students who participated in SCOR were promoted to the next grade.  Each year, SCOR students have improved on their reading level testing.

SCOR students are rewarded at the end of the school year with an age-appropriate dictionary.  SCOR volunteers are honored with a luncheon.   The Town of Garner, Wake County, Wachovia Bank, and various community members provide funding for the SCOR program coordinator, the dictionaries, the luncheon, and books for the media centers.

GEF continues to seek new SCOR volunteers.  Contact Martha Liles at martha@rand-bryanhouse.com for further information on volunteering or on the SCOR program in general.

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