1. Bethune Learning Centers Engaging Students and their Parents

2. "Education has the irresistible power to remove the shackles of illiteracy." Bethune Learning Centers take a comprehensive approach to eliminating illiteracy by including activities in all five aspects of literacy: Reading Writing Vocabulary Listening Speaking

3. Who is better able to make learning fun than the former Globetrotters? And Bethune Learning Centers do so by making learning fun. Bethune Learning Centers include: engaging picture e-Books fun learning games that enhance reading and help children acquire new vocabulary words fun learning games children can play by themselves and with their parents

4. Many parents and grandparents are embarrassed “This is stupid, you will never use this again in your entire life, why are they teaching you this.”

5. Flink Learning vocabulary activities and games are a great starting point Every parent, grandparent or guardian can: help with definitions play games discuss words learn together

6. Bethune Learning Centers will provide learning materials in two ways. Android Tablets On-line

7. The Bethune Learning Center learning activities are based on two Flink Learning solutions: Interactive Core Vocabulary Based on 300-500 of the most important words at each grade level. Interactive Reading Based on over 250 children's picture books, both fiction and non-fiction.

8. The Bethune Learning Center Assessment Assessment by staff or parents One of the most widely-used literacy assessments Children read a list of words Assessment takes 45 seconds

9. A central feature of Bethune Learning Centers is community involvement. Housed in existing community center or school Community Coordinator Train-The-Trained approach Depend heavily on existing staff

10. Parental Involvement Assessment Learning Games

11. Testimonial

12. Creating a Bethune Learning Center Find a Sponsor $200 per Tablet 2,000 learning activities Online access forever