Chatham Reads Book Drive
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Since 2013, North Carolina’s public schools have sent nearly one million books home with students thanks to our annual statewide Give Five – Read Five campaign and related local efforts. Just last year, 276 schools and organizations in 71 districts collected and distributed nearly 547,000 books to boost summer reading.
These accomplishments are tremendous, as research shows that reading just five books during the summer can help students reduce learning loss.
The purpose of this state-wide program is to encourage parents, businesses, churches, nonprofits and community groups to donate new and gently used books to their local schools. These donations will be collected from April 25th through May 20th, and will then be sorted and distributed to give young learners access to quality reading material during the summer months.
This year, we are taking the Give Five – Read Five campaign one step further. As a part of a new partnership with myON, a division of Capstone, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is offering every student in the state access to the personalized literacy tool myON Reader. Students at every grade level will be able to use this tool during the summer months to select from thousands of titles and download free books that are well-matched to their reading levels and personal interests. As an added bonus, parents can use the tool to track how many pages and hours students spend reading and even measure their literacy growth while they are away from the classroom. More information about this summer opportunity will be shared at the close of the school year.
As always, we appreciate your support with our literacy efforts across the county. If you have any questions, please contact Jaime Detzi jaime@cefmail.org 919-578-1631 or Dr. Amanda Hartness ahartness@chatham.k12.nc.us
The Chatham Reads Team