6/27/2023 0 Comments Frenzy by robert lettrick![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To participate, students had to read at least three of the books from the list. ![]() There are two sets of books, one aimed at students in grades three through five and one for grades six through eight. “They research and read hundreds and hundreds of books every year to pick the very best ones to challenge our students to read a variety of genres at different levels and different interests.” “The Sunshine State reading program is provided to us through the Department of Education and FAME - the Florida Association for Media Educators,” said the school's media specialist, Melanie Tahan. The winners received gift cards, with the student in first place also winning a bicycle.Ī pizza party was held later for all participating students. Top readers in grades three through six competed to identify quotes from this year's slate of books in a quiz show format. Last week, Rymfire Elementary School marked the effort with a “Battle of the Books” contest. And that's reading for pleasure, not just for class. PALM COAST - Are you as well read as a fifth-grader?Ī recent Pew Research Center study found that the average American adult reads 12 books a year, and 28 percent read no books at all in 2015.īy contrast, elementary school students in Flagler County have read as many as 15 for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program. ![]()
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