Lake Park Elementary
Lake Park, GA
Students from Lake Park Elementary dressed as distinguished historical figures during a high tea hosted by the school last year. The annual Biography Blitz event drew 650 students from grades K-5 a little deeper into their reading curriculum as part of an effort to boost standardized test scores. More...
Teresa Parkerson, Academic Coach
229-559-5153 tparkerson@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Type 2 | Elementary Grades | Reading and Literacy
Jane H. Bryan Elementary School
Hampton, VA
Bus drivers, custodians, crossing guards, and parents teamed up with teachers and administrators at Jane H. Bryan Elementary School to get students reading last year. During the Bryan Reads Together program, nearly 500 students, parents, and community members all read and discussed the same two More...
LaKitta Hicks-White, Parent Involvement Facilitator
757-727-1782 lhickswhite@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Reading and Literacy
Whittier Elementary School
Pasco, WA
Books and candy came together in a sugary sweet celebration last winter during Whittier Elementary School’s Candyland of Literature program. More...
Christy McEachen, 4th Grade Teacher/ATP Chair
509-543-6750 cmceachen@psd1.org
Type 4 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Oconto Elementary School
Oconto, WI
Dr. Seuss celebrated his birthday in style last March with the help of students from Oconto Elementary School. In honor of his 104th year, 90 students and 120 parents turned out for Dr. Seuss on the Loose Family Reading and Fun Night, perhaps the biggest reading event their small Wisconsin town had ever seen. More...
Sharon Madsen, Family Involvement Coordinator
920-834-7808 ext. 656 madsshat@oconto.k12.wi.us
Type 3 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Pembroke Elementary School
Virginia Beach, VA
Rainbow-colored brain scans of children wowed parents during a PowerPoint presentation on literacy at Pembroke Elementary last year. As part of the school’s new Family Literacy Night program, 70 parents learned about the neurological basis of children’s reading abilities—a compelling argument for increased reading activities at home. More...
Karen Dragon, Title I Resource Reading Teacher, Title I Parent
757-473-5025 karen.dragon@vbschools.com
Type 4 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Merrimack Elementary
Hampton, VA
Students from Merrimack Elementary participated in a night of gender-bonding education during the annual Girls’ Night Out and Boys’ Night Out events. About 100 adults and children attended the two nights, which mix social and educational activities that help build relationships within and among families. More...
Stephanie Taylor, Parent Involvement Facilitator
757-850-5029 srtaylor@sbo.hampton.va.us
Type 4 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
LaMoure Public School
LaMoure, ND
A few hundred handwritten letters helped hone the writing skills of students at LaMoure Public School last year. The in-school Pen Pals program not only gave students the opportunity to correspond with their friends, but also to share the experience with their parents. More...
Denise Musland, Principal
701-883-5397 denise.musland@sendit.nodak.edu
Type 4 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Creek Bridge High School
Marion, SC
The administration of Creek Bridge High School took a cue from a favorite children’s television program, Reading Rainbow, turning a student reading challenge into a television phenomenon. More...
Melonie Gordon, Curriculum Interventionist
843-362-3500 ext. 228 mgordon@marion7.k12.sc.us
Type 4 | High School | Reading and Literacy
Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School
Forsyth, GA
Rosy-cheeked children from Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary brightened the lives of 80 nursing home residents last year during their long-standing Reading with the Residents series. Over the course of the last school year, the program sent 102 students to a local assisted-living home to entertain senior citizens by reading aloud their favorite books. More...
Susan Wood, Parent Involvement Specialist
478-994-7066 woodsu@monroe.k12.ga.us
Type 6 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Machen Elementary School
Hampton, VA
Uniformed men and women from Langley Air Force Base gave reading a prestigious air during Machen Elementary School’s Reading with the Troops event. More...
Tamera Clarke, Parent Involvement Facilitator
757-766-5260 tcrosby@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
Type 6 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Wythe Elementary School
Hampton, VA
Book enthusiasts from across the community got students psyched about reading during Wythe Elementary School’s Real Men Read event last November. More...
Jerrl J Bailey St, Parent Involvement Facilitator
757-926-2591 jerrlbailey@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
Type 3 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy
Skyline High School
Idaho Falls, ID
Wordplay took on a whole new meaning this spring for students at Skyline High School when school administrators introduced the new community-sponsored Word of the Week program. More...
Billie Wixom, SIP Communications Chair
208-525-7770 wixobill@d91.k12.id.us
Type 6 | High School | Reading and Literacy
Whitney M. Young School
Cleveland, OH
Aspiring poets rhymed their way deeper into their parents’ hearts last February, during the Whitney M. Young School’s Coffee House/Poetry Night. More...
Doris Wright, Familiy Liaison
216-283-5635 wrightmrs@yahoo.com
Type 4 | Middle Grades | Reading and Literacy
Chanhassen Elementary School
Chanhassen, MN
A local writer brought out the best in elementary students’ prose last year during a literary arts initiative at Chanhassen Elementary School. The new Writing Rules! program turned a dozen students into published authors and helped to raise reading test scores throughout the school. More...
Kristin Raymakers, Parent Involvement Coordinator
952-496-2760 Raymakers_kjee@msn.com
Type 4 | Elementary | Reading and Literacy