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Words spell achievement for Wood students
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By Chad Abernathy
Waynesville Daily Guide
Thu Jan 08, 2009, 11:29 AM CST
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The students at Wood Elementary are counting up their words and finding they can achieve much through reading books.
A recent tally in December revealed that those involved with the Reading Counts program have read over 12 million words.
During a special awards ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented fifteen students with reading medals for reading over one million words through the program.
Matthew Burris was given a Coin of Excellence for reading 7 million words, the most read for the year.
Ryan Harne also received a Coin for being the youngest to achieve the goal of one million words.
Students are eligible to participate in the program at the start of first grade.
The Reading Counts program keeps track of the amount of words read by quizzes kept on a computer. The quizzes keep track of how many words are in each book. Once a student reads the particular book for the quiz, the amount of words read can be recorded.
“The kids get real excited,” School Librarian Marilyn Odle said, describing the students’ reaction to the program.
Students can start in first grade, but the program can last as long as it is desired, Odle explained. For Wood Elementary, the program can even last into the sixth grade.
One of the things Odle found most interesting is when other teachers have learned about it, they take the idea back to their schools and use it to help students want to read.
Odle also explained that at Wood Elementary, a student’s first goal is to get their name posted on the “Hall of Readers.”
A student can accomplish this by reading 1,000 words. The ultimate goal is one million words, but students are finding they can go further than that.
It is a focus to make the desire to read internal, Odle said. She also pointed out that the program helps establish self discipline.
“It’s a team effort down here,” Odle said, referring to the collaboration between the teachers.
In reference to the students she said, “We just want to keep them reading.”
Waynesville Daily Guide
Thu Jan 08, 2009, 11:29 AM CST
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- -
The students at Wood Elementary are counting up their words and finding they can achieve much through reading books.
A recent tally in December revealed that those involved with the Reading Counts program have read over 12 million words.
During a special awards ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented fifteen students with reading medals for reading over one million words through the program.
Matthew Burris was given a Coin of Excellence for reading 7 million words, the most read for the year.
Ryan Harne also received a Coin for being the youngest to achieve the goal of one million words.
Students are eligible to participate in the program at the start of first grade.
The Reading Counts program keeps track of the amount of words read by quizzes kept on a computer. The quizzes keep track of how many words are in each book. Once a student reads the particular book for the quiz, the amount of words read can be recorded.
“The kids get real excited,” School Librarian Marilyn Odle said, describing the students’ reaction to the program.
Students can start in first grade, but the program can last as long as it is desired, Odle explained. For Wood Elementary, the program can even last into the sixth grade.
One of the things Odle found most interesting is when other teachers have learned about it, they take the idea back to their schools and use it to help students want to read.
Odle also explained that at Wood Elementary, a student’s first goal is to get their name posted on the “Hall of Readers.”
A student can accomplish this by reading 1,000 words. The ultimate goal is one million words, but students are finding they can go further than that.
It is a focus to make the desire to read internal, Odle said. She also pointed out that the program helps establish self discipline.
“It’s a team effort down here,” Odle said, referring to the collaboration between the teachers.
In reference to the students she said, “We just want to keep them reading.”
Command Sgt. Maj. Karl Groninger presented students medals for reading.
Wood students received reading medals during a special awards ceremony. Clockwise from top left, Brandon White, Katherine Kellogg, Catie Pollman, Ryan Harne, Justin Abresch and Anna Thomson.
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