Written by
Beth Farrah, SMT Writer
Essex, Missouri – National Young Readers Week is taking place all over the United States. Richland Elementary will be participating in this widespread event November 11th through 15th. The faculty planned a week full of reading activities for the students.
Monday was Teacher’s Choice, which involved Myon Read-Alouds or other favorite books that the class read together. Tuesday is Read and Feed. Make sure you wear your western attire on Wednesday for Round Up a Good Book. Elementary principal Mrs. Merritt will read wild western book excerpts throughout the day and will plan a western activity for all grades to participate in. Curl Up with a Good Book will be on Thursday, so be sure to wear your pajamas and bring your favorite book! Friday will be a special day for the third, fifth, and sixth graders because they will be performing plays for the lower grade levels throughout the day.
In Richland’s Junior High, the seventh graders just received a pizza party for having the highest Myon Reading scores. Myon is a reading program that Richland just accepted for their elementary and junior high readers and is currently being introduced to the high school students. Myon is a personalized reading program that can be accessed on iPads, Tablets, Nooks, and Kindles, which is perfect for the school’s new Bring Your Own Device Program. The personalized reading program helps the students find books that match their interests, reading level, and books they might like based on what they already read. The digital library has books for everyone at any reading level, so there are endless amounts of books that keep the students ready to read.
This year’s National Young Readers Week will be filled with activities in the elementary throughout the school day but students are encouraged to take a good book home too. The elemtnary students aren’t the only ones reading though. The high school students involved with the elementary, such as Cadet Teachers and A+ Tutors will be reading their favorite children’s books to their selected grade level.
National Young Readers Week was founded nearly twenty years ago by the Pizza Hut Bookit Program along with other library related foundations. Richland has been participating in the Pizza Hut Bookit Program for many years and takes great pride in celebrating this special week and opening doorways for young readers in all grade levels.
