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Connect2Books

Harnessing the powerOf e-books to promote

Youth Literacy

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Trends in Literacy

Less than one-third of 13 year olds are daily readers

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Income, Books & Literacy

While the ratio of books to children in middle-income neighborhoods is approximately 13 books to 1 child, the ratio in low-income neighborhoods is 1 book to 300 children

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Books at Home and Test Scores

Children in homes with fewer than ten books had test scores 20% - 50% lower than kids from homes with more than 100 books

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Youth Reading Trends

Kids are reading less as they get older:  54% of 9 year olds read daily, while only

22% of 17 year olds do

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Youth Reading Trends

In 2007 only 35% of high school seniors read proficiently; this compares to 40% in 1992

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The “Digital Divide” in America

In 2007,among households with incomes under $25,000, almost half have no internet access.

This compares with only 5% for those with incomes over $75,000.

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Why the Kindle?

• Wireless access to thousands of books, Google & Wikipedia;

• No internet required

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Free E-Book Sources

Project Gutenberg Manybooks.net Freekindlebooks.org Wowio Fictionwise Etc…

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Connected Kids Kids today are connected:

To the web, to each other (Wi-fi, iPods, cell phones) They share music, photos, videos, IMs Why not books?

We need to make access to books as ubiquitous as music and other digital media

The Kindle makes this possible!

Our Mission:

To give every child who lacks ready access to books a digital library in the palm of their hands

To work toward growing the universe of free and open-source digital content that can help middle and high school students achieve their full potential

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

How can you help?

Sponsor a kid , a class or a whole grade with a set of Kindles

Create or obtain the digital rights to educational content that can be downloaded to the Kindle

Suggest kids or schools that could benefit from participation in the Kindles for Kids program

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time (c) 2008, Connect2Books, www.connect2books.org

For more information…

Check out our blog: www.kindlesforkids.wordpress.com Email: info@connect2books.org