Racing for Reading

Racing for Reading--Students learned how much of students' academic success is tied to literacy skills. Students received conducted research on reading and literacy, received SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) training and read to preschool and elementary children, wrote children's stories, and ran a book collection drive for students at Thurston Elementary School.



JESS Racing for Reading --last semester’s SL students researched literacy. They learned how important it is that children learn to read by 3rd grade. They researched, were trained to become readers, worked at local preschool and elementary school as reading tutors and buddies, wrote children’s books, and created a community book drive to get books for the local elementary school.

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