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The Road to Reading

The Road to Reading series, proudly sponsored by the Grand Rapids Public Library, explores some of the reading activities you’ll find in our schools as well as difficulties students may face when learning to read.

The series also examines early childhood ties to literacy and new initiatives to help all children read.

A boon for books

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

A $30,000 challenge grant from the Guido A. and Elizabeth H. Binda Foundation funded the new books. The foundation put up $15,000 and the district raised an additional $15,000, thanks to several anonymous donors...

Family Night blends reading and leadership

Comstock Park James Harger

Pupils in grades K-2 at Stoney Creek Elementary combined their ‘Leader in Me’ and reading during a Family Night to celebrate Reading Month...

Free to ReadGR

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

After one year of operation, the program has provided more than 10,000 free books to more than 3,500 students in 10 elementary schools, picking up where a defunded program left off...

A great read gets better with student presentations

Grandville Hannah Lentz

As 'experts' on 'The Great Gatsby,' English students share their literary takes on a classic tale, hopefully enriching the read for all...

K-3 students earn real rewards for reading every day

All Districts Bridie Bereza

A countywide library program entices students to read more, in response to a looming challenge: implementation of the third grade reading law...

Reading is elementary for these word detectives

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

For the first full school year, students across the district are using the Units of Study for Teaching Reading, a curriculum developed by author and educator Lucy Calkins...

Kindergartners use notebooks to share reading with their families

Northview Morgan Jarema

Kindergarten teacher Robin Murphy says students she has had in past years prepare their younger siblings for her class by reading their shared notebooks at home...

‘Holy hot course, Batman!’

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

Students at Wyoming High School dig into graphic novels as a way to scratch their itch for good stories combined with eye-catching art...

Consistent literacy instruction means improved reading

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

Newly implemented curriculum aligns K-12 curriculum, stocks all elementary classrooms with books and materials...

Teachers learn alongside students in ‘read-aloud’ classroom tour

The Road to Reading Morgan Jarema

A quartet of literacy coaches from Kent ISD recently led a trio of early literacy essentials read-aloud field trips for teachers, administrators and other K-12 staff...

Reading Law Adds Urgency to Literacy Summit

All Districts Jaye Beeler

As a National Public Radio education correspondent, Claudio Sanchez is used to asking the thorny questions and then questioning the answers. He spied an...

Reading initiative shows early positive results

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

Where there is a problem, there is a solution. So when scores indicated that many Cedar Trails Elementary students would not meet state of Michigan...

Librarians Ready to Share ‘Joy of Reading’

All Districts Jaye Beeler

Chelsea McCoy dives headfirst into imagination: wildly, enthusiastically, getting right on the floor with youngsters. It’s clear she wants to help them cultivate a...

Grant Project Aims to Boost Third-grade Reading

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

In an effort to improve third-grade reading proficiency, the district will receive $20,000 to implement instructional practices recommended by Reading Now Network over the...

Super Readers Save the Day!

Byron Center Erin Albanese

There are new superheroes in town, and with the point of a popsicle stick, the zoom-in ability of hyper-focused eyes and ears, and the...

When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien's eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from "A Monster...

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