P-1681

Dictionary Project-Abilene

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Abilene, TX

Total Budget: $900

Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy

Activity Type: Education: Literacy

Summary: Provide dictionary to all 3rd grade students of Wylie Elementary School-Abilene, TX


The idea for The Dictionary Project began in 1992 when Annie Plummer of Savannah, Georgia, gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a school close to her home.

Since its implementation in 1995, over 18 million children have received dictionaries because thousands of people saw the same need in communities all over the United States.

The original goal set by the board was to provide dictionaries to all third-grade students in South Carolina every year. This goal was achieved in 1999. After The Wall Street Journal published a story about the project in March 2002, the Dictionary Project took on a national purpose and expanded its mission to include students in the 50 United States. The program is typically implemented in the third grade each year, since this is the age at which dictionary skills are usually taught. Educators describe third grade as the time when a student transitions from learning to read to reading to learn.

The program has been adopted and refined by individuals, businesses, and civic organizations all over the country such as Rotary Clubs.

Working with the administrators, principal and teachers of Wylie Elementary School in Abilene, TX, we have confirmed the 3rd grade as an appropriate age to give each student their own personalized dictionary. The reading level is sufficient to challenge them to learn new words as they begin to broaden their vocabulary and strengthen their reading skills.

Our goal is to get dictionaries into the hands of elementary school children and encourage their academic progression. Our goal is to assist all students to become good writers, active readers and creative thinkers by providing students a gift of their own personal dictionary. The dictionaries are a gift for the children to keep. Students can use the dictionaries throughout their school careers.

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Project Contact Person

District: 5790

Rotary Club of: Abilene Wednesday

Primary Contact: Jerry Love

Email: jerry@jerrylovecpa.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Abilene Wednesday (5790)

30-May-17

$450

$450

$900

Total

$450

$450

$900

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History Log Entries

30-May-17

by Jerry Love

System Entry: Creation of project page.

2-Sep-17

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

2-Sep-17

by Jerry Love

System Entry: Project signed by Jerry Love.

3-Sep-17

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Project signed by Sharron Miles.

7-Nov-17

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Chet Caldwell.

8-Mar-18

by Jerry Love

We ordered the dictionaries the first of February.

Received the dictionaries in mid February.

Club members met at 11 AM on February 21 to put labels in the front of the dictionaries with the each student's name.

Club members went to the school on Tuesday morning March 6 to hand the dictionaries out to the students.

This project is complete except for our submitting the final financial records which cannot be done until April when we get the bank statement with the proof the check has cleared the bank.

15-Mar-18

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

17-Jun-18

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

17-Jun-18

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

17-Jun-18

by Sharron Miles

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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