The SAG-AFTRA Foundation (formerly the Screen Actors Guild Foundation) is an American organization that provides assistance and educational programming to the professionals of
SAG-AFTRA
The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists . It also provides children’s
literacy
Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...
programs to the public. Founded in 1985, it relies solely on support from grants, corporate sponsorships and individuals to maintain its programs.
The foundation contributes to the advancement of literacy through Storyline Online presenting
digital video
Digital video is an electronic representation of moving visual images (video) in the form of encoded digital data. This is in contrast to analog video, which represents moving visual images in the form of analog signals. Digital video comprises ...
s featuring professional
actors
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
reading
children’s books
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...
. Supplemental activities for each book are developed by an early literacy specialist. Together, the videos and related curriculum strengthen
comprehension
Comprehension may refer to:
* Comprehension (logic), the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses
* Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding language ...
, verbal and written skills of
English. Available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, free of charge.
Actor
Courtney B. Vance is the current president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.
References
External links
SAG-AFTRA Foundation website
Educational foundations based in the United States
Companies established in 1985
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