University of Utah

Therapeutic Recreation Students

Present:

Backman
Bookworms:
A Family-Sized Appetite for Reading

Parks, Recreation & Tourism Integrated Core

Fall 2015

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Table of Contents

Team Photos4

Mission Statement...7

Values..7

Vision..7

Introduction.7

Program Description9

Needs Assessment..15

Goals and Objectives.21

Logic Models.23

Diversity Plan.29

Operational Plan.33

Promotional Plan36

Financial Plan.39

Risk Management..41

Facilitation & Management...43

Evaluation..46

Concept Map..51

Final Conclusion/Evalutation53

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 University Of Utah Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism
Therapeutic Recreation Students

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 Operational Team

Rebeka Kumar Holly Larsen

Promotional Team

Kord Holmes Chelsea Day Cami Westervelt

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 Risk Management Team

Elliot Frei Sara Clark

Facilitation/Management Team

Chloe Hudgins Shaymus Bertagnolli Avery Richardson

Meggan Wilson
(Editor & Floater)

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 Financial Team

Hazley McReynolds Hayley McDonald

Evaluation Team

Haley Thompson Brooke Johnson Josh Jeppson

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Mission

To support and promote Backman Elementarys literacy program by providing

monetary resources, an environment for family involvement, and personal reading books

for each child. Enhancing the childs literacy skills, encouraging real life application,

increasing passion for reading, and creating a vision for future educational opportunities.

Values

Education Emphasis. Passion. Fun and Enjoyment. Community Awareness.

Family Interaction. Creativity.

Vision

Create a night of fun and creativity in which the students of Backman

Elementary and their families gain a deeper appreciation for reading, recreation, and

possibility.

Introduction

As a group of therapeutic recreation (TR) students we were assigned to plan, put

together, and host an event as part of our PRT integrated core curriculum. Showcasing

not only the skills and knowledge we have learned this past semester, but also our

emphasis area.

After a long process of storyboarding and multiple discussions we decided to

focus our efforts on Backman Elementary School. Backman Elementary is a Title 1

school in Salt Lake City, UT. A large population of the students and their families fall

within poverty guidelines and are an underserved demographic of our local societys

population.

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 Recent studies show that only 10% of African-American boys and 14% of Latino

boys from low-income families are able to read by the third grade.1 Third grade is a

transformative year, school curriculum shifts from learning to read to reading to learn.

If students are not proficient in reading the uphill climb out of poverty becomes even

more strenuous and much more impossible. Over 70% of these students will drop out of

school and not receive a high school diploma.2

Family involvement and access to reading books in the home are two essential

components when addressing poverty and the reading epidemic among minorities. Our

mission was to support and promote Backman Elementary's literacy program by donating

monetary funds, creating an environment for family involvement, and providing personal

reading books for each child.

A big part of our event took place before the literacy night. With TR students

persistence and community involvement we were not only able to raise over $800 for the

school, but we were also able to collect over 2,000 children's books. With a student body

of 560 kids, we had enough books to supply the homes of families who desperately

needed them. In the pages following are the details that explain exactly how we planned

for and executed this literacy night, along with what we as a group learned from this

experience.

1 Corvington, P ( 2015, December 6) Reading the Most Powerful Way Out of Poverty.

http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/community_viewpoint/corvington-reading-the-
most-powerful-way-out-of-poverty/article_a0f3202a-9acc-11e5-8994-cfdea35d743c.html
2 Corvington, P ( 2015, December 6) Reading the Most Powerful Way Out of Poverty.

http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/community_viewpoint/corvington-reading-the-
most-powerful-way-out-of-poverty/article_a0f3202a-9acc-11e5-8994-cfdea35d743c.html

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Program Description

Recognizing a need to encourage reading and family involvement with the

students of Backman Elementary, our program will focus on an evening full of reading-

based recreation. We will use books to inspire recreation, build upon each individuals

current interests and passions, and help them to create a vision for their future. Our

primary goal is to ignite excitement for reading and allow personal ownership of books

that will enhance the childs life.

In addition to the actual program in which students and their families will

participate, our program will require extended advanced preparation; including multiple

fundraising events and book-drives. Through our various methods, we hope to involve

the local community and bring awareness to the needs within our surrounding, and

immediate neighborhoods.

Fundraising will be facilitated through two separate avenues. The first will be

through a GoFundMe account. This user-friendly, online account will allow us to direct

willing donors (family, friends, co-workers, etc) to a centralized location to make

contributions towards our cause. This option will be advertised through word of mouth,

social media, fliers, etc.

The second approach to fundraising will be a partnership with two local Chic-fil-

A restaurants within the community. Coordinating with each location we will host a

Spirit Night on two separate evenings. The first event will be held, November 21st from

4:00-7:00 pm at City Creek Center location. The second event will be held, November

23rd-from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Sugarhouse location. For each Spirit Night we will be

responsible for distributing fliers and generating patrons. In turn, any meal purchased

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with our flier during the set date(s) and time(s) will result in 20% of sales going towards

our fundraising efforts. Both events will be advertised using social media, word of

mouth, and distributing fliers to patrons and members of the community.

The final major, pre-program, preparation will be collecting books to give to the

students. Our goal is to collect at least 560 books, levels Kindergarten-Grade Six, to

present to the school on the day of our actual event. This portion of fundraising will once

again involve the community; both in raising their awareness, and by giving them an

opportunity to participate through donating new or gently-used books.

Dividing our group members into five teams we will conduct targeted book-drives

in various, predetermined neighborhoods along the Wasatch Front. We will distribute

fliers and plastic bags three to five days in advance of our scheduled pick-up dates. The

fliers will explain our mission and goals, specify the type of books we wish to collect,

and outline the day and times we plan to collect the books. We will carefully map and

make record of the houses that participate and send thank you notes to the respective

donors. In an effort to collect as many books as possible we plan to set up book

donations drop-boxes in various locations throughout campus, our place(s) of work, and

other local businesses that wish to participate. We will be advertising these specific

drop-off locations through social media and word of mouth.

Our final, and main event will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2015 from

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We will host a family literacy night at Backman Elementary School,

where there will be food, various activities, performances, and information stations.

Backman Elementarys PTA has arranged to provide the food (a taco truck) for

the night. We will help in whatever capacity we can to see that this is integrated into the

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rest of the nights events. Our planned activities will start at 5:30, allowing time for two,

20-minute rotations in which students and families can choose from five different activity

centers. Each activity center will focus on literacy, encourage family participation, and

promote interaction between the elementary students and our TR group. The different

stations and activities will be designed to give the children unique opportunities to

experience reading and books in a memorable way.

Following are the details for each activity center:

CRAFT ACTIVITY CENTER: Sara Clark, Rebeka Kumar, Haley Thompson

Imagination and creativity are integral elements for a childs development. As

kids visit the Craft Activity Center we will integrate Dr. Seuss books to inspire and tap

into these core principles. Each child will get to think up and create their very own

character for their story. Crafting supplies will be in abundance to allow creative

freedom. TR students will oversee this section and be readily available to help in the

process: providing suggestions, and helping with the physical creations.

ADVENTURE OH THE PLACES YOULL GO ACTIVITY CENTER:

Shaymus Bertagnolli, Hazley McReynolds, Meggan Wilson

It is important for kids to understand that not only are their stories important, but

that they have the power to write their own story. Through reading and exploring they

can open their imagination up to possibilities and develop their future goals. In the

Adventure Activity Center we will use Oh! The Places Youll Go! by Dr. Seuss to

encourage the student to dream about where they are going and what they will do.

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 Pre-made Backman Bookworm Adventure books will be available for kids to

write their own stories in. In telling their story they will answer three questions:

Where am I going?

Why I am going?

What will I do?

The students will be given enough time to write, draw, and create their own

adventure. Various books about exploration, travel, careers, hobbies, places, etc. will be

available for the kids to get ideas from. This activity will be easily adapted to any grade

level. Younger students who have not yet developed writing skills will be able to use

stickers, markers, crayons, pictures, etc. to create a story. Older students will be

encouraged to use their writing skills to convey a story about how they envision their

future.

PHOTO BOOTH ACTIVITY CENTER: Chloe Hudgins, Hayley McDonald

A picture is worth a thousand words. While we wish to put more emphasis on

the word portion of the evening we do also want to capture the overall experience

through the use of photos. This activity center will focus on some of our core values and

place emphasis on family interaction and fun. Students, families, and friends will have

the opportunity to have their pictures taken in front of the Backman Bookworm backdrop.

Various props such as glasses, beards, dress ups, fake mustaches, boas, a U of U foam

finger, etc. will be provided to help make the photo a little bit fun and a lot silly. In an

effort to promote future college education a U of U cap, gown, and diploma will be

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available to wear for a photo op as well. All photos will be given to the school and they,

in turn, will share them with the respected families.

MOVEMENT ACTIVITY CENTER: Cami Westervelt

This activity center will focus on the important aspects of reading comprehension

and execution through a lighthearted, yet educational approach. The Movement Activity

Center will express the importance of music along with body movement, by participating

in musical-verbs (patterned after musical-chairs). Music will play and participants will

move around the circle. When the music stops each participant must find a verb to

land on. They will then take turns reading the verb and acting out the various body

movements.

SPORTS ACTIVITY CENTER: Brooke Johnson Done, Kord Holmes

We will give students and their families an outlet to be active during literacy night

while challenging and building their literacy skills. We will engage participants in 5-

level obstacle course. The levels will consist of: one-legged jumps, hoola-hoop jumping,

balance beam, target practice throwing with foam balls, and acting out specific

scenarios/actions. Words will be integrated throughout all the physical challenges.

Participants must show cognitive skills as well as physical skills to advance toward

completion.

CAREER SERVICES ACTIVITY CENTER: Chelsea Day, Josh Jeppson

We will emphasize that it is NEVER too soon to start preparing for college. The

Career Services Centers purpose is to get the kids excited for a future college

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experience, provide parents with essential information, and entice all participants with

college SWAG! Pamphlets will be provided to explain the importance of reading and

furthering education. We will provide all pamphlets in Spanish, as well as a few other

languages. Banners, pens, bags, buttons, and other swag will be given to the kids as well

as the school for future use.

At 6:15 pm, following the activity station rotations, all participants will be invited

into the gym. During this time the 5th grade classes will perform a special dance number.

The dance performance will then be followed by a professional reading. Kristyn Crow, a

local childrens book author, will read her latest, Zombelina, integrating rhythm and

repetition for student participation.

To close the evening out, we will present the school with the total amount of

funds raised to support their literacy program. At this time each child will also get to

choose and take home a book to keep as their own. All books will be separated into

appropriate Kindergarten-Grade 6 reading levels. This will make it easy for kids to find

appropriate reading material. Any books remaining at the end of the evening will be

given to the respective teachers to give to any students that were not able to attend the

event.

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Needs Assessment

Title 1 is a federally funded program that provides additional funds to schools

with a high number of children from low-income families. As a result of the conditions

that often affect families who are poor (e.g., high mobility, unsafe communities, poor

health), these children often fall behind in school and require additional resources to

catch up and stay on track.

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Backman Elementary is a Title 1 school within the Salt Lake School District and

is largely comprised of families from low SES. These circumstances present an increased

need for resources to help promote and fund the schools reading program. We intend to

share the importance of reading and the effect it can have on children's lives. Reading is

vital to a successful education. Studies have shown that students were four times more

likely to drop out of high school if they could not read by the end of the third grade.4

(Reading) is one of the defining skills that determine a student's future and their

ability to accomplish his or her dreams. If we are to give our young people the

opportunity to compete and succeed in the world economy of the 21st century, being able

to read is essential, Betty Deboef, Iowa State Representative.

Our objective is to meet this need. Through our efforts we plan to increase

Backman Elementarys resources, strengthen their program, and bolster a childs future

through reading.

3Utah PTA. (2015, December). Title 1 Schools. http://www.utahpta.org/title-1-schools

4 BeBoef, B (2012). Reading is Fundamental for a Successful Future. Retrieved from

http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/content.detail/id/511750/Reading-is-
fundamental-for-a-successful-future.html?nav=5002

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 In order to do this sufficiently, we will need to meet the needs of our program in

the following ways:

Book-Drive Needs:

Paper/Flier

Transportation

Plastic grocery bags

Boxes

Tape

Staples/Stapler

Rubber bands

Restaurant/Spirit Night Needs:

Proper financial forms and applications

Fliers

Participants

Designated date and time

TR representation

GoFundMe Needs:

Account established

Proper financial forms

Links provided on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.

At-School Program Event Needs:

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 Book for every child to take home at night

(7) tables to sort books/reading level

Planned games/activities (see specific Activity Center Needs below)

Possible background checks for all TR volunteers

Professional Reader

Appropriate Classroom Space

Approved date and times

Waivers for photos taken

Camera/GoPro

Signage

Tape

Movement and Sport Activity Center Needs:

(5) Hoola-hoops

Tape

Foam Basketballs

Foam Footballs

Foam Dodgeballs

iPhone 5

iPhone 5 iHome

Power Outlet

Papers with verbs on the wall

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Adventure Activity Center Needs:

Books:

Oh! The Places Youll Go

Various books about travel, exploring, careers, school, places, etc.

Pens

Pencils

Colored Pencils

Markers

Crayons

Stickers

Pictures

Glue

Tape

Colored Paper

Poster Paper

Pre-made Backman Bookworm Adventure books

Cardstock

Printed Inserts:

o Oh! The place I will go

o Why I am going and what I will do

Creative Crafting Activity Center Needs

Scissors

Glue

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 Water colors/paint brushes

Dr. Seuss books (variety)

Coloring pages

Crayons

Paper bags

Stickers

Glitter glue

Misc. crafting supplies

Photo Booth Activity Center Needs:

Silly props for pictures:

Mustaches

Hats

Glasses

Cap & Gown

Etc.

Backdrop:

Large piece of black paper (12x12)

Large Letters

o BACKMAN BOOKWORMS

Tape

Glue

Camera

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 Disc for transferring photos for schools use

Family Reading Rug Activity Center Needs:

Fake Fire

Rugs

Books for families to read

Blankets

Large Pillows

Career Services/College Readiness Activity Center:

College swag

Informational brochures and fliers from various local colleges

Themed books about going to college

Cap, gown, and college diploma

Sheet to take down names for photo booth

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Goals And Objectives

Goal: Gather and donate books to Backman Elementary Students

Objectives:

Each member of the group will be personally responsible to collect a

minimum of (20) books each.

Plan and carry out pre-determined neighborhood book drives to increase

total number of books collected.

Increase community awareness and participation in supporting Backman

Elementarys literacy program.

Provide each child with at least one book.

Goal: Raise money to donate to Backman Elementary

Objectives:

Raise at least $500 to donate towards Backman Elementarys Literacy

Program.

Use GoFundMe account to receive donations

Partner with Chick-fil-A at two local, community-centered locations

o Receive 20% of all sales generated through our efforts

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Goal: Put on a reading program at Backman Elementary

Objectives:

Get students interested and actively participating in reading

Encourage personal ownership of a physical book

Present the school with remaining books and all funds raised in support of

their reading program

Actively engage students and their families in various reading activities.

Promote family reading

Help each child create a personal vision for future possibilities: career

interests, college, etc.

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 Logic Models

Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impacts

Obtain enough Increase Increase excitement
*Donated Books *Book Drive
Done individually as books for each opportunity for reading at home and
well as in small groups child to take one for kids to
*Flyers Advertising Event home with them read at home
-Papers *Fundraising Meal Night
Chick-Fil-A: Funds to help Community Improve the
-Transportation City Creek 11/21 support the engagement literacy program at
-Bags Sugar House 11/23 literacy program the school

-Boxes *Family Literacy Night
Community
Networking education and Creating a program that
-Tape 12/3 from 5-7 PM awareness students, parents and
-Stapler/Staples Materials school faculty will want
*Social Media Promotion: to plan again
-Planned date Increased awareness
Go Fund Me of the communities
and time https://www.gofundme. support to the school
-Translated documents com/n57skan9

*Activity stations Each station will Increasing sense Encourage and

*Backman Elementary set up around have two 20 min of self value increase reading and
Use of facility: the school interactions with by having college literacy skill work
-Class rooms students and students at home with parents,
-Library *Quiet reading/ parents interacting with as well as increasing
-Cafeteria low stimulation room kids and parents students self motivation
and drive to read
-Gym
independently

Assisting in setup Stations, and Have the Increase students

Schools Staff and and take down of available activities opportunity to participate in self worth and
Volunteers activity stations, clearly labeled and organized the activities that self esteem
cleaning up after food in logical manner they want
and assistance with Increase their drive to
overall organization Students will have suceed not only in school
and flow throughout the opportunity to but other life activities
the evening showcase skills
theyve learned

Interacting with
*Groups of TR students students, and parents reading with their the value of out of their day to read
in planned activities
incorporating literacy:
*Photobooth
*Information Booth
*Sports activity
*Movement activity
*Adventure activity
*Craft activity
Parents receive information about Parents understand Parents take more time
kids at home reading at home with their kids at home
with their kids
Information about Kids and parents look for
resources available Opportunity to more opportunities to
to parents and the understand and apply literacy skills to
kids is provided experience the various activities they enjoy
ways that reading is outside of school
important and helpful

Information stand Each student gets a Kids have something Kids understand that they
College Swag about college, piece of college physical that can are not only capable of
reading at home and memorabilia help inspire and attending college but they
community resources encourage them to can change and design
available to families succeed and aspire their own future

Kristyn Crow Reading Seeing and hearing Increase student Kids are inspired to create
Professional Reader one of her books an author read her desire for their own paths and do
to the kids book and how she reading and what they love
achieved her dream education

Videos and pictures Documentation

Materials TR students will

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 *Cameras taken throughout the night of the night will help learn the value of
TR students with
*Posters planning details
Guardians will sign video presentation
*Sign In Sheet in and account for at the end of the
*Schedules the children they semester
*Waivers brought and giving
*Signs consent to allow for Obtaining a proper
pictures and videos headcount of who
*Tables to be taken of them attended the event
*Bins and their child will benefit the
*Decorations Schools records
*Cut out Circles At the end of the
*Printed Surveys night the kids will fill Having permission
out a piece of the will ensure that
*Writing utensils bookworm while the there are no legal
*Tape & Glue guardian fills out the issues that will
*Scissors quick survey arise from no
*Paper consent to be
photographed
*Needs for the various activities* or filmed
**Logic models created
r e each activity to
emonstrate
the specific
eeds/inputs/ and out
mes of each activity**

Funds will support TR students TR students will TR students will understand

Funds From the U all the activities, will be forced understand the the value of planning
$517 including the professional to budget importance and ahead, and communication
reader, and materials value of planning a when working with a budget
needed for activities and program with
events a budget

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 Information/College Booth Logic Model

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes Impact

College swag Take pictures of Parents take Students feel Backman
Painters tape (to students wearing information home encouraged and Elementary
hang things) cap, gown and to read confident that they are students overcome
Information holding a college Parents receive capable of succeeding any adversities
brochures and diploma emailed photos of in school and going to and end up
flyers etc. Take down their children we college graduate college in
Themed book corresponding email took or parents Parents become the future
about going to addresses to email take their own aware of various Parents use the
college parents the photo photos resources that are resources
Cap, gown, and Talk to students Children learn available to them and available to them
college diploma about what they want about college and use the resources
Camera (phone) to be when they grow that they are Provide Backman
Sheet to take up capable of going Elementary with
down emails Students and parents Give Backman college swag that
view college swag Elementary the they are wanting
on display college swag
Parents have that was on
opportunity to pick up display for their
brochures and flyers monthly activity
with information
about available
resources

Photo Booth Logic Model

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes Impacts

Silly props for pictures: Organize families for Families will have a silly Students and families are Create a lasting memory for
Mustaches pictures. picture with each other engaged in a positive the Backman Elementary
Hats experience together and students and their families
Provide the props for Families will use have access to a family through a photograph at the
Glasses photo. Backman Bookworms event.
the pictures. creativity to create
Backdrop for photo Therefore, families will be
funny picture
booth: reminded of what they
Interact with the
Large piece of learned and experienced
families and School administrators
paper together when they see the
students. will have an organized
Tape list of pictures and picture
Glue Keep a record of the corresponding families
Large letters pictures taken with
Camera the corresponding
families

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 Movement Logic Model

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes Impact

6 pieces of paper First, the kids will be informed The kids will learn A better grasp of Increased awareness
with movement of how important it is to use the importance of the importance of of the importance of
verbs written on body movement as a way to movement movement movement and
them have fun The kids will be able Recognition of reading combined
Speakers Then the kids will do a musical to distinguish the reading action Acknowledgment that
Kid-friendly music chairs type of activity where relationship between verbs and applying music and movement
Tape to tape the music will be played and actual movement it to body is positive and
pieces of paper whichever action/movement and verbs while movement enjoyable
on the ground verb the kids land on when the enjoying the Enjoyment from
music stops, they will have to appropriate music listening to
act out the verb engaging music
and having fun
with family

Sports Bust a Move Logic Model

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes Impact

Tape to indicate First, the family will do a The parents will be A stronger bond Increase
Start and 3-legged race to begin able to enjoy between the awareness of
Finish line the obstacle course physical activity parents and the
with their children students importance
5 Hoola-Hoops Second, the family will of FAMILY
individually jump to 5 The children will Gain confidence TIME
Tape (for our hoola-hoops with right enjoy completing of the children
balance tape- leg left leg both legs this obstacle through simple Show that
beam to indicate how they course with their physical activity each family
should jump into the siblings and/or member is
Foam balls hoop parents The importance needed to
(Basketball, of teamwork will complete a
football, Third, the family will walk Increase interest in be shown to the task
dodgeball) across a tape-balance simple physical family and
beam that will be on the activity for the students Show them
Five pieces of floor entire family new ways to
paper action learn, and
words on them Fourth, the family will Provide simple study
(Ex. running, turn around and crab ways families can
jumping, etc.) walk together to a foam interact through
basketball, football, or physical activity
A stereo to regular round ball, and
provide then locate a word on the Show parents and
ambience wall that will be circled kids a fun way to
with tape. The family will learn and practice
each take a turn throwing simple spelling,
the ball at the word as reading and
they spell out the word comprehension

Fifth, after the family hits

the word, they will do
whatever action is on the
paper.

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 Craft Logic Model

Age group: Resources Activity Outputs Outcomes Impacts

Kindergarten -Scissors -shop for -Children will -Have a positive -Create

- -Glue supplies make paper experience. positive
-Water -make bag puppets -Create influences on
3 grade
rd

colors/paint examples to and decorate excitement of literacy by

brushes have on using their literacy bringing the
-Dr. Seuss display creativity. -each child to books alive
books -print of -color or spark through a
coloring draw their imagination by craft with
pages and own version creating their broadening
-Coloring pages puppet of a Dr. own Dr. Seuss their
-Crayons faces Seuss characters imagination
-Paper bags character -Have an and creativity.
-Stickers understanding -Build
-Glitter glue that there are no confidence
limitations or that they too
possibilities to can make a
imagination! difference with
their
imaginations
and creativity

-Empty water -Collect -We will give -Have a positive -Create

4-6
th th
bottles empty examples of experience. positive
grade -Empty toilet plastic characters -Create influences on
paper rolls water Dr. Seuss excitement of literacy by
-Pipe cleaners bottles and used in his literacy bringing the
-Stickers toilet paper books. -each child to books alive
-Glitter glue rolls. -With the spark through a craft
-Craft paper -Set up resources imagination by with
-Glue activity provided, creating their broadening
-Scissors -Make children will own Dr. Seuss their
-Dr. Seuss examples to make their characters imagination
books have on own Dr. -Have an and creativity.
-Markers display Seuss understanding -Build
character. that there are no confidence
limitations or that they too
possibilities to can make a
imagination! difference with
their
imaginations
and creativity

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Adventure Oh the Places Youll Go Group Logic Model

Resources Program/Activity Outputs Outcomes Impacts

Dr. Seuss Book: Oh Kids will have the opportunity to look Reading the book, Stimulate excitement Help them build
the Places Youll Go through Oh The Places Youll Go by or being read the about reading and and broaden their
for inspiration Dr. Seuss book will help literacy literacy skills and
expand, improve opportunities for
and stimulate them to learn
creativity and
literacy skills

Materials for activity: Kids will be able to write, or draw in Using their Stimulate creativity, Kids will be able
-Pens the pre made books with materials creativity, and development of to expand on their
-Pencils already provided to them imagination and writing/drawing skills creativity skills to
-Color Pencils aspirations kids help improve self-
-Markers will be able to expression
write down or
design what they
want

Backman Each kid in the activity will receive Kids will be Kids will become Increase their
Bookworm their own premade book, which is encouraged to aware, and excited confidence, and
intended for them to write/or draw think about the about what the future self-esteem
Adventures **Books in (depending on age) answering the future and put it holds for them, and knowing that they
made before activity:
following questions: down in a book of have a momentum that can decide where
-Time to make them
Where are they going? their own; either will help them they want to go,
-Paper Why are they going and what will in writing or remember what they and that they can
-Color paper they do? pictures want to do and achieve reach their goals
-Marker
-Glue

Signage and Representation of the Dr. Seuss book The theme of the Dr. Seuss theme, signs Stimulate a drive
decorations and theme will be present in the Dr. Seuss book and quotes will impact for diverse and a
room will help provide their curiosity about Dr. variety of books
consistent with inspiration, and Seuss and increase to read
theme **Made wonder about their excitement for -Help them
before activity: what they want reading understand that
-poster paper their adventure to books have a lot
-markers be to offer them
besides good
-tape pictures
-time

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Diversity Plan

Objective

As we work with the students to increase skills and passion for reading, we want

to ensure all individuals feel important and valued. We wish to convey the support of

their surrounding community to help them learn and grow. Working with kids who are

minorities, both in socioeconomic status and in race, it is our goal to make each

individual feel valued, accepted and included. Our long-term goal is to help increase the

opportunities for success that each student will encounter throughout their lives by

increasing not only their literacy skills and excitement for literacy work at home, but also

their self-esteem. Minority students, especially early on need to feel accepted and

encouraged to succeed in a culture that does not provide them the privileges that so many

of the students in our group grew up with. The following details how we intend to

accomplish this.

Socioeconomic

Backman Elementary School is a high poverty school, over 95% of their students

receive free or reduced lunch based off of the income at home. To help support, include

and encourage participation from all students and families at Backman we have assured:

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 No cost to the school or families for the flyers advertising the event

There are no parking or entrance fees

The school is local and convenient for the families

No cost of the books the kids will be choosing and taking home

Information flyers, handouts, brochures and college swag will be handed out at

no cost to participants

Little to no fee for the food and beverages provided during the course of the

night

Funds for the professional reader will be provided by the TR group

Language

We will be mindful that English is a second-language in most families that

constitute the student body of Backman Elementary. In an effort to increase effective

communication among parents and school faculty we will provide all promotional fliers

in Spanish as well as English, and any other dominate languages as needed. We will work

closely with the school to ensure all students and their familys needs are met in this

regard.

In an effort to promote effective communication during the night of the literacy

program, bilingual faculty members have agreed to be present to help meet the needs of

various students and their families. Our TR group also has a handful of individuals fluent

in Spanish. They will be utilized in targeted areas to increase communication.

As part of this continued effort for effective communication, the schools ESL

(English Skills Learning) program will be available in the lobby next to our Career

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Services Activity Center. They will assist with any additional translation needs

throughout the evening. They will also promote their program, which helps parents learn

English.

Book-Drive

We will be doing a book drive to obtain books so that each child at this activity

will be able to take one home with them. Obtaining a book, or several will increase their

opportunities for reading and learning at home without the need to go out and buy books.

This decreases the missed opportunities they encounter due to lack of funds, resources,

exposure, etc. We will seek books that offer variety. Our book-drive flier will specify

that we are looking for:

Books that feature non-traditional characters; minorities, animals, plants and

inanimate objects so that the kids at Backman Elementary can better relate to the

characters.

Audiobooks

Foreign Languages (to better assist the parents in their efforts to read and learn

English).

Our book drive will be easy and convenient for participants and will take into

consideration the following:

The value of time

Limited funds/resources

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ADA

Prior to the event a group of our students will go to Backman Elementary to verify

compliance with ADA requirements for accessibility and use of the building. We want to

verify that the school has made the following access to their facilities a priority:

Accessible approach and entrance to the building

Access to restrooms, and use of facilities inside the building

Access to the second floor by way of a functioning elevator

During the event we will also be providing a low-stimulation room for those students

who may have a negative reaction to over-stimulating events and need a place to calm

down.

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Operational Plan

The promotional team will be responsible

for making sure the main event and all
subsidiary fundraising events are properly
promoted. They will be responsible for
coordinating with Backman Elementary,
ensuring that the teachers and faculty have
proper means to inform the students and
PROMOTIONAL PLAN their parents about the upcoming event. The
promotional team will oversee flyer
distribution for the Chick-fil-A fundraising
events, as well as the flyers for each
individual groups book drive. They will
also be responsible for overseeing and
maintaining social media promotion
including Facebook, and GoFundMe.
The financial plan team will oversee all
finances for the program. They will
coordinate with Paul Peterson, PRTs
accountant, on a regular basis to maintain
proper accounting practices. It is the
FINANCIAL PLAN financial teams responsibility to set,
allocate, and communicate the groups
budget. They will be responsible for
tracking and monitoring all expenses,
donated funds, etc. throughout the entire
duration of the program.
The operation team has the responsibility of
overseeing all individual groups. Ensuring
each group has the proper support and
direction needed to be successful. The
operation team is also acting as the primary
OPERATIONAL
liaison between Backman Elementary and
the Therapeutic Recreation group. They are
coordinating a proper plan including the
particulars of where, what, and when for
the actual event.
The risk management team will be
responsible for preparing for and managing
all potential risks. They will ensure proper
regulations are met for the TR group to
RISK MANAGEMENT
work with school children. They will
ensure safety and security for all
participants and volunteers. They will
ensure the proper ADA standards exist

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 within the facility of the event(s). The risk
management team will also monitor food
safety, fire code, and emergency plan
regulations.
The Facilitation and Management team is
responsible for planning and coordinating
all logistics of the event. They will work
closely with the operations team to design
an exact plan that will flow with ease.
They will be organizing and delegating
FACILITATION & MANAGEMENT responsibilities, and will implement a
detailed time schedule for all events. The
plan will be sufficiently thorough, and
detailed that any one individual could carry
out the program, in the event that members
of the team cannot be present.
The Evaluation team will measure the
outcome of the event. They will secure
feedback from faculty, volunteers, children
and parents who participate in the event.
They will measure the level of productivity
and enjoyment of the program. The
Evaluation Team will design and produce
EVALUATION effective tools for collecting and measuring
qualitative and quantitative data. They will
also be responsible for compiling all
feedback into a comprehensive report that
will be analyzed and reviewed by the TR
group. The data will be used to review
what was done well, and what needs
improvement for future projects/events.

Backman Bookworms Literacy Night Activities

Various activities will be available for the participants. They will have the option

to choose from the following stations throughout the evening: Movement and Sports,

Nature, Creative Crafting, Photo Booth, and the Family Reading Rug. Each activity

center will be tied into recreation and literacy. Children will be introduced to books that

educate and encourage individual interest within the group. Parents will be given the

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opportunity to read with their children in a quiet, and comfortable area to encourage

family literacy. We will also have an Information/College/Career station to provide

parents and students with information pertaining to future education and opportunities.

The evening will end with a professional reader sharing a story with the children and

their families.

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Promotional Plan

We will use various means to promote and advertise our event and subsidiary

fundraising events. Each group will be provided with adequate flyers for individual book

drives. The flyers will communicate who we are, our mission, dates for pickups, and the

types of books we hope to collect. We will also provide adequate fliers for each Chick-

fil-A Spirit Night. We will ensure proper distribution of the fliers.

Social media was utilized to promote our event. The page displayed our mission

statement and is an additional tool to promote the book drive, fundraising spirit nights,

and a gofundme account.

A gofundme account was established to collect monetary donations. This account

link has been distributed to each individual in our group to promote and share with

friends and family.

Announcements in our PRT class have been made on a weekly basis, seeking

book donations as well.

Coordinating promotion with the school has also been a priority, making sure the

faculty has proper tools and means to promote the event.

Attached are a few examples of methods we used to promote the event.

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Have childrens books you dont need?
!
Therapeutic!Recreation!students!at!the!University!of!Utah!are!planning!a!reading!
night!for!Backman!Elementary!School!families!!This!event!will!encourage!literacy!
by!providing!funds,!school!materials,!and!books!to!SLCs!Backman!Elementary.!
!

Backman
Bookworms
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need your help!
! !
!We ask for your donation of childrens
! books appropriate for grades K-6
! ! (other books are welcome, too!)
!
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We!are!especially!excited!about!books!that!feature!non#traditional*themes*and*characters!!
Animals,!plants,!diverse!ethnicities,!and!exciting!careers!are!our!greatest!focus!!
!
Leave donations in the bag provided - we will collect them on:

NOVEMBER, 21st 2015

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Financial Plan

Objectives:

Not exceed our budget of $517

Raise a minimum of $800 for the schools literacy program.

Communicate effectively with all groups. Providing clear budget limits, access to

funds, reimbursement procedures, etc.

Effectively monitor all expenses. Coordinating expenses where applicable to

reduce overall costs.

Track all expenses and donations effectively and under dual-control

Fund Raising:

GoFundMe account:

o Set up account; disclosing the purpose of the event and the destination for

the funds collected.

o Monitor funds collected

o Arrange for proper allocation of funds

Chick-fil-A Spirit Nights:

o Monitor all donations received from both events

o Deposit and track funds

o Allocate funds as needed

Purchasing/Payment Procedures

Money orders will be our primary means for accessing funds. We will be paying

the professional reader in form of a money order.

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 In cases where money orders are not most convenient, students may receive

approval from the financial team to be reimbursed. Students will be made aware of the

reimbursement policies and agree to the terms.

FINAL EXPENSE REPORT

Expenses Budget Price Amount Money Reimbursement
Amount Spent Order

Copies for Flyers $50 $22.44 $22.44 N Y

Professional Reader $250** $250** $250**

Sports/Movement Station $43.40 $40.07 $40.07 N Y

Supplies

Adventure Station $43.40 $80.00 $80.00 N Y

Supplies

Craft/Puppet Station $43.40 $34.00 $34.00 N Y

Supplies

Photo Booth Supplies $43.40 $10.67 $10.67 N Y

Career Services Supplies $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Signage $0.00 $13.00 $13.00 N Y

Goodie Bag $43.40 $35.00 $35.00 N Y

Total $517 $235.18

Remainder: $281.82

Overall Money Toward School

Fundraised The Event Amount

Fundraised Chick-Fil-A $508.02 $250.00 $258.02

Money

Go Fund Me Money $294.83 $294.83

Total: 552.85

**Indicates expense was paid with fundraised Chick-Fil-A money.

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Risk Management

Our goal is to assess, reduce, and prepare for possible risks and potential injuries

during our event. We will be sufficiently prepared to respond to any situations that may

arise.

Objectives:

To assess risks that may arise during the event.

Understand and be familiar with the Backman Elementarys policy and

procedures pertaining to emergencies.

Provide at least one certified CPR/First Aid responder for the event.

Rules and Regulations:

Each member of our group and any additional volunteers will follow the guest

sign-in procedures with the front office.

Our TR group will identify ourselves by wearing a uniform of University of Utah

apparel and nametags issued by the school.

We will be in accordance with all Discrimination Acts, providing books and

activities to all participants regardless of age, ability, race, gender, religion, etc.

Photograph waivers will be obtained from guardians for use of students photos

for our professional use.

Safety Precautions:

Supervision will be provided at each Activity Center to decrease risk

Foam balls will be used for the movement station to reduce the risk of injury

Child-safe scissors will be used during any crafting event

We will encourage parent/guardian supervision

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First Responder Guidelines:

A chain of command has been established. Brooke Johnson Done will act as first

responder. All other individuals with CPR/Frist Aid certification within our group

will be given direction in relation to their level of experience, certification, and

confidence.

Weather:

We will anticipate winter weather conditions. We will coordinate with the school

to have snowmelt, shovels, rugs, etc. on hand in case of snow.

Parking:

We will ensure there are enough parking spaces for the event. We will also

confirm the correct number of parking spaces for those with disabilities.

ADA Standards:

We will verify the facility meets all ADA standards and be familiar with the

alternatives offered to aid those with disabilities. We will be mindful of any

participants that will require accommodation so they can fully participate in the

events.

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Facilitation & Management

Fundraiser Schedule:

Chick-fil-A #1 Spirit Night

o When: Saturday, November 21, 2015 4:00-7:00pm

o Where: Chick-fil-A City Creek -28 S State Street SLC, UT

o What: 20% off all proceeds from customers purchasing food with a

Backman Bookworm Spirit night flyer, will be donated towards our event.

Chick-fil-A #2 Spirit Night

o When: Monday, November 23, 2015 5:00-8:00pm

o Where: Chick-fil-A Sugarhouse 1206 E 2100 S SLC, UT

o What: 20% off all proceeds from customers purchasing food with a

Backman Bookworm Spirit Night flyer, will be donated towards our event.

Book Drive

o When: TBA by each individual group. Must be completed by November

26, 2015

o Where: Within the Salt Lake Valley

o Advertising and collecting books for children grades K-6.

o Sorting, swapping, and compiling appropriate books for each reading

level.

Book Swap

o Donated books not meeting the requirements will be taken to local used

book stores and swapped for appropriate reading books.

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 Activity Center Supplies

o Each activity group will be given a budget based on their groups needs

and will be responsible for collecting appropriate materials for the

respective activities.

GoFundMe

o When: November 6th December 6th

o Where: Online fundraising

o What: Accepting online monetary donations to use towards the literacy

program at Backman Elementary.

Backman Bookworms Activity Schedule:

When: December 3, 2015 5:00-7:00pm

Where: Backman Elementary 601 W 700 N SLC, UT

What: Family Literacy Night

Program Schedule:

o 4:00-5:00 Set-up by University Students

o 5:00-6:00 Welcome/Taco Truck/ Introduction to program events

o 5:30-5:50 1st Rotation-Activity Centers

Movement and Sports: Kord, Cami, and Brooke

Crafting Center: Hayley, Becca, and Sara

Nature: Hazley and Meggan

Family Reading Rug: Volunteers

o 5:55-6:10 2nd Rotation-Activity Centers

Movement and Sports: Kord, Cami, and Brooke

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 Crafting Center: Hayley, Becca, and Sara

Nature: Hazley and Meggan

Family Reading Rug: Volunteers

o 6:15-6:30 Dance performance

o 6:30-7:00 Professional Reading/Distribution of books and all donations.

o 7:00-8:00 Clean-up/Wrap-up with school

o 5:00-7:00 College/Career/Information Station and Photo Booth will be

available at all times during the event: Chelsea, Josh, Chloe, and Hayley

o Additional help will be given at all times by Holly and Avery

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Evaluation
Evaluation of the nights events will be both qualitative and quantitative. Our first

method for gathering data will engage the parents who participated that evening. They

will complete a survey (listed below). Before exiting, children will choose a hand-cut

circle (color of their choice) and write their name, grade, and favorite activity. These

circles will then be turned into a bookworm that will be presented on a bulletin board at

the school.

From this information that we have collected, on average, the parents rated the

event a 4-meaning they loved it! (See statistics below). The students had a majority of

participants from the 5th grade. This is represented in the graph below. However, when

evaluating the students favorite activities, it seemed all were the favorite! We did not

have a dominant activity. Many activities tied within grade levels, but there were also ties

for a favorite activity overall.

We were unable to obtain any quantitative faculty feedback in a timely manner. In

talking to the faculty after the night of the event, they expressed gratitude for the

program. They were thrilled with the amount of books we had collected, and were very

excited to see the kids taking so many options home with them. They were also

appreciative of the remaining books and had plans to use them effectively at the school.

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Parent Survey
BACKMAN BOOKWORMS
Parent SURVEY
Please fill out one form per family

1. Circle your childs current grade in school:

K 1 st
2 3 4 5 6
nd rd th th th

2. Rate your childs enjoyment for each of the following:

LOVED LIKED DID NOT LIKE DISLIKED
IT IT IT IT

MOVEMENT/SPORTS

CRAFTING CENTER

NATURE

FAMILY READING RUG

PHOTO BOOTH

DANCE PERFORMANCE

PROFESSIONAL
READER

3. Would you attend a future Backman Bookworms Literacy Night?

YES NO

Faculty Survey
BACKMAN BOOKWORMS
FACULTY/VOLUNTEER SURVEY

1. What activity do you feel was most beneficial for the children? Please choose one.
o Movement And Sports
o Crafting Center
o Nature
o Quiet Room
o Dance Performance
o Professional Reader

3. What worked well during the event?

4. What could have been improved?

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Backman Bookworms
Rating of each station visited by family Rating
Child's Grade Movement/Sports Crafting Center Nature Family Reading Rug Photo Booth Dance Performance Professional Reader Go again?
3 4 4 3 3 1
3 3 3
K 3 4 3 4 1
K 4 4 1
K 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 1
K 4 4 4 4 2
K 4 4 4 4 1
K 4 3 3 3 3
1 4 4 3 4 1
1 4 4 3 1
1 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 1
1 4 4 1
1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
1 4
2 3 4 3 4 1
2 4 4 3 4 1
2 4 4 4 4 1
2 4 4 4 1 3
2 3 3 3 4 1
2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1
2 3 3 3 3 3
2 3 4 4 4 2
3 3 1
3 4 4 4 2
4 4 4 3 4 1
4 3 3 3 4 1
4 4 4 4 2
5 4 4 4 4 1
5 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 1
5 3 4 2 1
5 4 3 4 4 1
5 4 1
6 3 3 3 3 1
6 4 4 3 4 1
6 4 4 4 4 3 1
6 4 4 4 2
6 4 4 1
6 3 4 4 4 2

MODE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1
AVERAGE 3.61 3.76 3.56 3.73 3.83 3.62 3.56
VISITED 31 33 27 11 6 13 27

Favorite Ac/vity (Adults) Number of Visitors (Adults)

3.90
3.85 35
3.80 30
3.75 25
3.70
3.65 20
3.60 15
3.55
3.50 10
3.45 5
3.40
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Backman Bookworm 1=Movement 2=Art 3=Nature 4=Photo Booth 7=Dance Performance 8=Professional Reader
Student feedback

Grade Favorite activity

K 4 Favorite Activity for: Participants per grade
K 4 Kindergarten Art, Photo, Nature Kindergarten 7
K 2 1st Grade Movement 1st Graders 8
K 5 2nd Grade Movement, Sport, Dance Performance 2nd Graders 9
K 2 3rd Grade Nature 3rd Graders 5
K 3 4th Grade Sport, Dance Performance 4th Graders 7
K 3 5th Grade Dance Performance 5th Graders 14
1 1 6th Grade Art 6th Graders 8
1 4
1 2
1 2
1 1
1 6
1 3
1 1
2 5
2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
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2 6
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Concept Map
Throughout the semester we have discussed and learned about what constitutes leisure

and recreation. Recreation being the activity that you participate in during your free time that one

finds enjoyable. When confronted with the question of whether or not an activity is recreational,

especially when it comes to activities not traditionally thought to be recreational, you can easily

discover the answer by asking two simple questions; Is this done free of obligation or by choice?

And Do I enjoy this activity?

Reading can most definitely be an obligation, especially when required for assignments,

work, or school, but many individuals read for purely recreational purposes. It creates opportunity

to escape responsibility and escape into another place, time, experience, etc. This can definitely

be considered as recreation, and also therapeutic. Sometimes a distraction, and/or absorbing

new information can be the perfect therapy.

Attached, our concept model reflects how our vision for Backman Bookworm Literacy

Night intertwines and reflects Therapeutic Recreation.

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 Flow Flow

Sports
Dance Dance
Sports
Physical
Crafts Physiological
Crafts
Needs

Physical
Physiological Rewards
Recreation Leisure
Needs

Reading
Disability
Freedom to
Main- come enjoy
streaming Backman Adjourning
Bookworms
Performing
Group Development
Crafts
Constructing
Differences

Leadership Forming

Diversity
Evaluation
Management
Ranking Situational
Culture

Race
Likert Holly Hayley
Acculturation
Scales

Meggan Brooke
Beka
Hazley

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Final Conclusion/Evaluation by TR Students

Planning, preparing for, and implementing a program took a lot of time,

effort, communication, and follow-through. As a Therapeutic Recreation team, we

feel that overall our program was a success. However, while we can see the good

that we accomplished, we also can recognize areas that need definite improvement

and things that we would be sure to do differently in the future.

We spent a lot of time carefully and thoughtfully planning an evening that

would be centered on families reading together and enlighten students to the fact

that reading is and can be a therapeutic recreation. Our activities had the potential

to help fulfill our goals and objectives. We even surprised ourselves with the

number of books we collected for the children to choose from and take home as

their own.

However, an event, that in theory was simplistic, quickly became something

that was continuously altered, a bit too chaotic, and ultimately did not carry out our

vision to the fullest extent. We feel that we lacked organizational leadership,

communication, and structure.

Organization in a group is essential and it is a step of forming that we missed

out on entirely. We had obvious group members that stepped up and completed a

lot of the tasks and responsibilities. However, we would have benefited immensely

had we taken time initially to delegate roles and responsibilities in a clear,

organized format.

Appointing a leader or two co-leaders to oversee our project would have

been beneficial. Just as important would have been the formation of specific teams

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with appointed team-leaders. Establishing a structural organization of sorts would

have improved overall communication. Not just within our TR group, but also with

the school.

The school preferred to have no more than two direct contacts from our

group. This worked well to eliminate unnecessary emails, repeat questions, and

excess confusion. However, because we lacked overall structure within our group,

communication with the school also suffered.

The two individuals, who were in communication with the school, did not

have the needed support from our TR group to effectively communicate our vision

and goals for the literacy night. While we were communicating as a group and had

those things in place, the overall ideas lacked solid formation and clarity. Thus

resulting in room for oversight and misdirected efforts.

Our understanding from meetings and communication with the school was

that we would have freedom in hosting the literacy night. This freedom existed in

the form of organizing, scheduling, and directing the activities within the appointed

timeslot the school had given us. However, as things unfolded, and especially as the

event drew closer, we were met with continuous alterations and requests that

ultimately usurped our program and forfeited our control over the events and

structure of the evening.

Initially changes came in the form of needing to make time for a 5th grade

dance performance. We easily adjusted the schedule to meet that need. Next, the

PTA requested we use some of our funds to procure a Professional Reader for the

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night. Wanting to be considerate of what they felt would best meet the students

needs we complied with this request as well.

We organized rooms and specific layouts to meet the needs of our activities

and to increase the overall effectiveness. We had communicated these to the school,

but when we arrived on the day of the event, we were informed they had been

changed. The layout in general had been altered in such a way that our program

started out unstructured and open to a lot of interpretation from the participants,

which ultimately hindered individuals from experiencing the program in its entirety.

The entrance to the nights event had been changed to meet the needs of the

taco cart, resulting in no official welcome or start to the evening. We were not

anticipating the involvement of the PTA to the extent in which they inserted

themselves. We were not aware of the raffles, nor were we comfortable with the

loose-scheduling structure that was in place.

When we had discussed the details of the night with the school, we had a

clear schedule of activities within specific time frames, leading into a combined

group setting for the dance performance and professional reader, and ending the

night by presenting the funds raised for the school along with the books for the kids

to choose from.

We acknowledge that it was a lot to try to accomplish in a 2-hour timeframe

and would simplify things even more for the future. Allowing more time to

compensate for the chaos and excitement that naturally occurs when dealing with

so many children. We would also be prepared to involve ourselves in a program

where we would have complete oversight and execution of our vision.

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 One of our goals and objectives was to make our program family-friendly,

and affordable. We did not want to impose a financial stress on the families of

Backman Elementary and had done our best to eliminate that factor. When the PTA

informed us of the taco truck, it was with the understanding that they were paying

for the truck with their funds and would not put the cost of dinner on the

parents/guardians. However, we were notified a day before the event that it would

cost $4 for two tacos and a drink. While we do not have the full details from the PTA,

it was disheartening to have this reflect on the overall program. This is one example

from the night of why it is important moving forward to communicate clear intent

and purpose and establish a proper chain of command.

Overall the program was a success. Our surveys reflect that along with the

sentiments expressed from students and teachers alike at the end of the night. It

was a great learning experience and really highlighted important aspects of working

in a large group on a big project. We gained insight and a lot of takeaways that will

support us in future endeavors.

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