Woodhull’s Summer Readers Already Benefiting
Summer is usually a time for students to turn their attention to typical vacation activities, but teachers have long urged them to remember to read every day. Youngsters are encouraged to make it a daily activity and grow to love it for the window on the world it provides. Conscientious readers are able to quickly build strong vocabularies along with fine grammar and spelling skills.
A large group of Woodhull Intermediate School students is already benefiting from its summer reading habits and finding the time was well spent. Their skills are better than they would have otherwise been and they have found strong reading abilities are helping in the area of writing.
Christine Amodeo, Woodhull’s school media specialist, the formal title assigned to the district’s librarians, said the school’s faculty encourages students to read over the summer. “In June, all students that will be entering the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in September are given a summer reading journal,” she explained. “I request that they read at least three books and hand in the reading journal to me in September. At this age level, the chapter books tend to be a bit longer, so I only require that they read three books.”
This past summer, more than 90 Woodhull students participated in the summer reading program, the largest number of participants ever. “Of course, we are very proud of these students,” Ms. Amodeo said. “They are an inspiration to the Woodhull community.”
The youngsters were asked to return their journals documenting their activities to Ms. Amodeo and students participating in the summer program at the Huntington Public Library submitted reading logs compiled there.
The reading-loving youngsters were formally recognized during a ceremony that included the presentation of award certificates. Students’ names and photos from the ceremony are both posted on the library bulletin board and Ms. Amodeo’s eBoard, which is accessible on the district website at www.hufsd.edu. Choose the Quick Click Bar on the homepage and then the link for eBoards.
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