Press Releases

May 26, 2010

Camden Student Phanatic About Reading

When first-grade teacher Paul Myers of Cramer Elementary School heard about the Philadelphia Phillies’ call for outstanding readers, one name instantly came to mind: Chantasia Harris.

May 25, 2010

American Reading Company Announces Record Sales

King of Prussia-based business is busy hiring new employees after a record-breaking 35 percent increase in sales over last year.

May 4, 2010

Stimulus-Funded Reading Program Provides 30 Days of Teacher Training to Propel Student Reading Growth in Pennsylvania’s Oxford Area School District

This year Oxford Area School District embarked on an ambitious district-wide literacy initiative, requiring teachers and principals to participate in 30 days of on-site training.

April 23, 2010

South Carolina’s Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary Awarded Top Honor

Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary of the Spartanburg County School District 2 has won the 2010 Exemplary Reading Program Award for the state of South Carolina, awarded by the International Reading Association and the South Carolina Reading Association.

April 22, 2010

Eagles Youth Partnership Teams Up with Camden Public Schools

EYP rewards student reading achievement with a Turf Field and Eagles Book Mobile Visits

March 23, 2010

South Carolina’s Clinton Elementary School Showcases Best Practices for Teacher Effectiveness Developed Using 100 Book Challenge, a Stimulus-Funded Reading Initiative

At the beginning of the school year, Principal Rachel Ray launched American Reading Company’s 100 Book Challenge as the structured independent reading system for use at school and at home, requiring daily parental involvement to monitor reading practice

February 24, 2010

Brevard Public Schools in Florida Launch the 100 Book Challenge Reading Initiative Using Federal Stimulus Funds; Parents Sign On as Home Coaches and Participate in Parent Workshops

Brevard Public Schools has nine K–6 elementary schools participating in American Reading Company’s 100 Book Challenge as a way to provide or supplement the availability of leveled text for independent reading.

February 23, 2010

Camden City Public Schools to Host Special Observation Day for Out-of-State District Leaders to Learn How Action 100 Is Transforming School Cultures for Sustainable Reading Achievement

Camden City Public Schools will host a special observation day on Friday, February 26, 2010, to showcase their success with Action 100, a Response to Intervention (RtI) Accountability Model implemented in partnership with American Reading Company.

February 18, 2010

Stimulus-Funded Literacy Success Story in Camden Tracks Rate of Reading Acquisition to Hold All School Stakeholders Accountable For Student Progress

Camden City Public Schools has launched a historic and unprecedented district-wide reading initiative in partnership with American Reading Company using federal stimulus funds in all 20 elementary and family schools.

February 17, 2010

American Reading Company Names Renowned Literacy Expert and Author Quality Quinn as Executive Vice President of Marketing

American Reading Company announced today that Quality Quinn has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Marketing.

January 19, 2010

Literacy Success Using RtI Model in Camden Takes Spotlight at National Title I Conference in Washington, D.C., January 21–24

When attendees visit the American Reading Company booth at this week’s Title I Conference in Washington, D.C. (January 21-24), they will learn about the success that Camden City Public Schools in New Jersey are having with Action 100.

January 5, 2010

American Reading Company receives national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise

American Reading Company has received its national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council PA-DE-NJ, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

January 5, 2010

ARC Board Member, Richard Sarnoff, Named 2009 Person of the Year by Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly, the international news magazine for the publishing world, has named American Reading Company Board Member, Richard Sarnoff, the 2009 Person of the Year.

January 5, 2010

ARC Bilingual Specialist and Author Lucía M. Sánchez Among Distinguished Guests

Approximately 350 children gathered at PS 125M in Manhattan for the “Read Out Loud!” family literacy fest. Focused on building awareness of the importance of family literacy, over 1,200 new books were given away.

August 26, 2009

Camden Schools Announce District-Wide Reading Initiative

All 20 Elementary and Family Schools will participate in 100 Book Challenge.

July 20, 2009

Alma Flor Ada & Isabel Campoy Partner with ARC

Award-winning authors to design and expand ARC Spanish programs for bilingual, dual language, world language classrooms

February 1, 2009

Fifth-Grader Calls Company Long-Distance To Say “Thanks”

When 10-year-old Alexis Oquendo placed a long-distance call from Naples, Florida to American Reading Company to thank people there for the 100 Book Challenge reading program she loves so much, no one was quite sure whether or not to believe her.

December 1, 2008

ARC Programs Generate Extraordinary Gains in Baltimore

Baltimore County Public School elementary students participating in the 100 Book Challenge and Research Labs programs from American Reading Company have been experiencing extraordinary gains in their reading levels.

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