Fig. 1: Readin-H4-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread, dull sheen
- Border: Lt green merrowed
Fig. 2: Readin-H4-Reverse
- Back: Lt green lock stitch, molded plastic
Item Name: Reading 1978 - 1990
Item ID: Readin-H4
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements January 1975 until August 1984
1. Select a topic you have wanted to know more about. With your counselor's guidance, select and read a group of six books, magazines, or other related reference material about this topic. Discuss with your counselor the material you have read.
2. Select a subject (not the topic used in requirement 1) that you enjoy a lot. Read six books on the subject. Discuss with your counselor the material you have read.
3. Select and read six novels in addition to the books read to meet requirements 1 and 2. Explain the following to your counselor:
(a) Why you chose each book in terms of your interests
(b) Something about each book in relation to yourself
(c) The things you liked and did not like about the way the main characters behaved
4. Do ONE of the following:
(a) Deliver books and/or magazines to a sick or shut-in person, a hospital, or a nursing home.
b) Give 4 hours of service to your school or public library.
Requirements January 1984 until September 1991
1. Select a topic that you particularly enjoy. Visit your local library and obtain a list of six books, magazines, or other library materials about your topic. Bring the materials or notes made from the reference sources to your counselor. After sharing your reading selections with your counselor, design a project to make use of this material. Present the completed project to your counselor for approval.
2. With the assistance of your counselor or your librarian, select six books of fiction. After you have read these books, discuss your reading with your counselor or librarian. Explain why you chose the books, whether you enjoyed the books, and what the books meant to you.
3. Read two books or magazine articles on the world around you. Discuss your reading with your counselor.
4. Choose ONE of the following activities and devote 4 hours of service to that activity.
(a) Read to a sick or homebound person in a hospital, nursing home, or residence.
(b) Do volunteer work at your school or public library.
(c) Read stories to younger children in a group or individually.