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Teachers Become Characters in Push for Students to Read
August 31, 2010, TheTimesNews.com
Teachers at Grove Park Elementary School dressed up as characters from their students’ favorite books for this year's 100 Book Challenge kick off event. Grove Park recieved the books and materials through a $108,000 grant from AMETEK, and AMETEK employees from the Whitsett facility have volunteered to read… Read More »
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/characters-36543-students-ametek.html
Low-ranking Pennsylvania schools seek School Improvement Grants
August 16, 2010, The Philadelphia Inquirer
This story highlights American Reading Company as critical partner with two neighboring Camden, NJ elementary schools receiving a combined $5.4 million in federal turnaround funds. Read More »
North Side Elementary Students Amass 30,484 Hours of Reading Time During '100 Book Challenge'
August 1, 2010, Scholastic
When they put their minds to it, the 575 students at North Side Elementary School outside Harrisburg, Pa., know how to keep the reading light burning and the book pages turning. Read More »
https://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/principals/eNews/summer10_enews.html#challenge
The Medium Is the Medium
July 8, 2010, The New York Times
David Brooks writes about the value of home reading, research from Richard Allington, and the Internet-versus-books debate in his column in the The New York Times. Read More »
Reluctant Reader Discovers ARC Press Books
June 21, 2010, American Reading Company
ARC Press author Trace Taylor recently visited a second grade classroom and read with the students. Here are some of Trace's comments from the visit: Read More »