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Raleigh Co. Advisory Board Meeting
Monday
February 13, 2012
11:30 AM
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WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012 WHERE: Brickstreet Insurance, 400 Quarrier St., Charleston TICKETS: $30 in advance or $35 at the door. |
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Join us for an evening of fun, light appetizers, beer and wine as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ book Oh, The Places You’ll Go! and raise money to support Read Aloud programs.
Drop us a note to reserve your tickets now, visit our Donate page to buy tickets online, or give us a call at (304) 345-5212. More details here. See you soon!
Reading scores jump at N. Jefferson
Principal credits Read Aloud as part of solution
KEARNEYSVILLE, Jan. 7, 2012 -- After two years of alarming drops in both
reading and math scores, students at North Jefferson Elementary School in
Kearneysville have made the most progress in the school’s history, says
Principal Mary Ann Jenkins. She credits its dynamic Read Aloud program for part
of that success. More.
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Read the entire Winter 2011-12 Newsletter: -- Upshur County Read Aloud and The Bookstore in Buckhannon honor readers. -- Walmart Foundation gives Read Aloud $10,000. -- Covenant House share 1,700 books from 'Lend a Hand.' -- More from Jefferson: An ideal Read Aloud coordinator. -- Hampshire, Preston, Randolph test e-books on buses. |
Children who read for pleasure score higher
Fourth graders who reported reading for fun almost every day scored higher on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress than students who read for pleasure less frequently.
Superintendent: There is time for Read Aloud in W.Va. classrooms
For years Read Aloud was excluded from some classrooms because teachers believed reading aloud didn't count toward language arts instruction. It does, says Jorea Marple. Read more
Raising readers
"Today, I read to my own girls because I know the more we read the more they learn. And the more they learn the more they can do."
-- Jennifer Garner
Reading affects your life
“You take a black man who doesn’t have a job, but you say to him, ‘Look, you can make a difference in your child’s life, just by reading to him for 30 minutes a day.’ That’s what I would like to do."
-- Walter Dean Myers
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature