Local elementary students will be taking part in the National ReadQuest Celebration tomorrow, a nationwide challenge that encourages kids to read and share their discoveries.
Alaska students at Evergreen Elementary School will be among the thousands of students who participate, from the kindergarten to 12th grade level. Students across the country will read millions of books through the day and complete Accelerated Reader comprehension quizzes on the material as they go along.
The school will host a “Power Hour” in the morning, where guests are invited to join them from 8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Individual classrooms will be hosting reading buddy time as well, along with special guest readers and group reading all throughout the day.
All students who participate will receive a Certificate of National Participation provided by Renaissance Learning.
“Our students are thrilled to be participating in ReadQuest this year. We’re expecting as many as 250-plus students and community members to contribute to the shared reading effort,” said teacher Jenn Miller in a release. “Our students will gain valuable reading practice, build close reading skills, and grow as readers, all while enjoying shared reading with each other.”
During the event, Renaissance Learning will be sharing the number of comprehension quizzes being taken in real time, displaying the top books and articles read in each state as the day goes on. The program will also be giving away prizes, and will share user-submitted posts, tweets, and photos.
Parents, grandparents, community members – anybody wanting to help – are invited to stop by the school’s front office and sign up to participate.
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