• Many thanks for sharing this really interesting idea. We hope that as kids become better readers by reading more, they will discover that reading is its own reward.
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• That's a great point, Writelies! Well said. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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• Does anyone truly believe that things will get better if half of our children can't read? Check out the Prairie State scores from the state of Illinois. For the past...
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Tag: Reading Ambassadors

U.S. Governors’ Spouses and Governors give the gift of reading this holiday season

By Lia on December 20th, 2012

For the past four summers, Governors and Governors’ Spouses from across the country have come together as “Reading Ambassadors” of the Scholastic Summer Challenge to help spread the importance of literacy. This holiday season, 42 U.S. Governors’more… full post

U.S. Governors’ Spouses sign on as Summer Challenge “Reading Ambassadors”

By Lia on May 22nd, 2012

The 6th Annual Scholastic Summer Challenge officially kicked off on May 1 when students across the country began to log their minutes in an attempt to “Read for the World Record”. Just three weeks later, student readers have logged almost 20,000,000more… full post