Inspiring Kids to Become Lifelong Readers
The Reading Olympics program is designed to encourage children to read more by helping them discover the joy and excitement of reading and talking about books. Using a team format, students get to share with their friends the challenge of increasing the quantity of books they read as well as expanding their own personal exposure to a variety of writing styles and topics.
Teams of eight to sixteen students, over several months, will read books from a prepared list. The book lists include 45 titles, created to be appropriate to both the team’s age and reading levels, and are updated annually by a multi-county group of teachers and librarians. The students will meet regularly to share and discuss what they have read. The Reading Olympics program, and its "Celebration of Reading" event, have been carefully designed to be inclusive of all levels and abilities of readers.