Independence Elementary School will buy books for the school's library with the $500 reading grant.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Independence Elementary School will purchase books for its library using a $500 reading grant from Target Corporation. “We are always looking for more opportunities to put books and resources into the hands of our students,” said Independence LMC Director Heather Hernandez. “It is essential to increase our resources so that students have access to good literature.” Hernandez and Principal Kim Mulcahy both expressed their appreciation to Target for awarding the grant to Independence. “In alignment with The New View, reading is an essential skill that will foster life-long learners and prepare our students for a successful future,” Hernandez said. “…
Nine members of the Lisle-based Pitney Bowes company volunteered their time to help further the joy of reading for selected second graders.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Valley View School District. Nine members of the Lisle-based Pitney Bowes company visited Jonas Salk Elementary School Thursday, volunteering their time to help further the joy of reading for selected second graders. The 55 students, chosen through a random drawing, listened to a reading of “Dear Juno” and then made crafts that related to the story. At the end of the visit, each student received a free book to take home, courtesy of Pitney Bowes.
The Valley View School District's Board of Education voted this week to begin a program that will place a book in the hands of each first grader every night of the week. The book is hand chosen and will cater to the child's reading abilities.
It's no secret that children learn best from hands-on experience. And if the Valley View School District's Board of Education has anything to do with it, Valley View students will have plenty to get their hands on this year. The board voted unanimously this week to begin a program that will place books in the hands of all district first graders every night of the week—books catered to each students reading levels. "One of the best ways to improve a student's reading is to increase the amount of time that a student spends reading material at his or her reading level," said Faith Dahlquist, Valley View's assistant superintendent for education. "We encourage all families and students to spend at least 15 minutes a day reading at home. That 15…
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