Pillows and blankets were classroom staples at Cardinal Intermediate School on Friday, February 27, 2015, as students participated in the “Read the Most Coast to Coast” nationwide school reading event.
Read the Most Coast to Coast celebrates reading with a one-day event that encourages students to read as much as they can. Students spent the afternoon reading books and relaxing, ultimately helping to read 4,176,153 books in a single day.
“Read the Most Coast to Coast is a fun-filled event that enables students at multiple grade levels to join in a shared reading challenge,” says third grade instructor, Mrs. Cardinal. “Students are engaging in valuable reading practice, all while taking part in an event that joins students across the country in a collaborative effort focused on reading. We’re so proud of our students.”
Students selected their books from those that are a part of Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader K-12 program. The program serves as a platform for teachers to manage independent reading practice. Students read books at the appropriate level and then took a quiz to show they understood what they read.
During the event, Renaissance Learning tracked the national quizzes on its hosted database and shared the progress online. Educators, parents and interested community members were able to see progress toward the national goal in real-time. In Mrs. Cardinal’s class, the running total was projected on the board in the front of the classroom.
Mrs. Cardinal also incorporated a geography lesson on time zones into her class’s reading event. The lesson helped students better understand why the numbers started off small and then increased significantly as the day went on.
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