Reading

Camp Read-A-Lot


Jefferson Elementary School
Wichita,  Kansas   

The goal of Camp Read-A-Lot is to increase student reading achievement through family and community involvement. This practice incorporates Type 3-Volunteering, Type 4-Learning at Home, and Type 6-Collaborating With the Community of the six types of involvement. More...

Kim Philbrick, Action Team Chair
(316) 973-3000   
 


Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading

KEEP BOOKS


Henry Ford Elementary School
Ypsilanti,  Michigan   

We have many families who have limited home libraries. It is our belief that our students must become successful readers and that this can only become a reality if they learn to love reading. Reading KEEP BOOKS helps our students view themselves as readers and provides a beginning at home to a personal home library of children’s books. Two years ago, we began our program on a limited scale and this year we provided all our first graders with a complete set of forty-eight books. More...

Sara Constant, Title I/Henry Ford Elementary
(313) 481-8275x11   
 


Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading

Open Library Nights


Charles F. Kettering Elementary School Elementary School
Ypsilanti,  Michigan   

"Open Library Nights" is a Type 4 Involvement activity used at Kettering Elementary School. The goal behind this weekly event is to encourage parents and family members to work with children on educational activities. Every Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:00, all families of Kettering students are invited to the Media Center to participate in different activities which promote student achievement. Fliers advertising events, announcements in classrooms, phone calls home, and personal invitations are used to notify families of the topic for the evening. "Open Library Night" represents the most common Tuesday evening activity; the event focuses on encouraging families to come to the school and read together or work on the computers with Internet access. More...

Jenna Merritt, Parent Involvement Coordinator
(734) 481-8288   
 


Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading