 Already West Lincoln-Broadwell's entire student body and Darla
Rohrer's second-grade class at Chester-East Lincoln have accepted
and begun the challenge. Students will compete in this read-a-thon,
receiving pledges and, over a two-week period, reading 30 minutes
each school day. At the end of the reading period, they will then
select books that total 50 percent of the earned money. The school's
teachers and library staff will choose books to fill the remaining
half of the pledged money.
"It's a win-win situation for schools," Keith said. "Every penny
pledged is returned to the schools in high-quality educational books
from Usborne. I challenge every school to take on this endeavor. If
kids read more when they are younger, they are more likely to
continue reading and enjoy it as they grow."
Keith, also an LCHS English teacher, knows the value of kids
liking to read as they enter high school. "Reading is connected to
writing, which is connected to all forms of communication," she
said.
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"Not only do students who read often, read better and more
challenging material, but they also write better and speak better
and become better community members and successful at their jobs,"
Keith added. If four or more feeder schools take on the challenge
as WL-B does, Keith will personally reward the most successful
school, based on percentage of participants, with an additional $500
in books for their school library or classrooms.
"Usborne is such a great advocate for literacy and makes it so
easy to help all people get great books," Keith said. "I would love
to see all feeder schools participate and compete to earn these
books, which will definitely help students get through the summer
months ahead."
Interested parties should contact Keith at 605-0143 or check out
her Usborne site at
www.mycurledupkids.com.
[Text from file received from
Jennifer Keith] |
