Read Aloud America - Promoting family literacy through Read Aloud programs for Hawaii schools and beyond

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RAP - The Read Aloud

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See Hawaii News Now
1/26/2012 coverage of
Read Aloud America

Over 1000 parents & students attended Waipahu Elementary RAP

Click here for the full story

Jed Gaines interviewed by
Ben Guitterez Hawaii News Now

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Our Mission

Through the fun of reading and being read-to,
Read Aloud America promotes literacy, bonds families,
and builds communities of lifetime readers.

Read the article in the Star Advertiser Op-Ed section: "Early education must start with involved parents - and a good book"
Click here for the full article 3-1-2012.

Israel Chavez, Program Specialist with the "RAP UP!" booklet he designed with Maya Soetoro-Ng and her "Ladder to the Moon"	Book Swap Table
Kids with fruit donated by Whole Foods Market on Maui & Oahu	Joanne Laird, RAP Program Director and presenter with Adult RAP Winner.

Founded in 1995 our family literacy program has been growing over the past 17 years to become the largest and most effective in America!

Tim Shim, presenter on Maui

Maya Soetoro-Ng and
Jed Gaines, RAA Founder,
at Waipahu RAP session

State Senator Michelle Kidani at Waipahu RAP session