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Schools Across the Country Read More with Learning Ally
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Education & Teaching
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In the News
February 23, 2015 by
Lauren Holstein (LAE)
This fall, Learning Ally hosted
The Great Reading Games
, the first ever reading contest for schools that use Learning Ally audiobooks in the classroom. We were thrilled to have over 200 schools participate in the games, cumulatively reading over 100,000 pages during the six-week contest period. Many schools celebrated their success and some were even visited by reporters interested in sharing how these schools encouraged reading among their students with learning differences.
Arcola Elementary
placed top out of all public schools in Learning Ally's Great Reading Games. The small, rural school's 62 students who have learning differences, such as dyslexia, read an astonishing 15,808 pages in only six weeks. Their feat was enough to draw buzz from local reporters, much to the delight of the proud students themselves. Visiting news hubs included
NewsChannel abc15,
who spoke with teachers and students to find out how students with learning disabilities developed a love for reading. Arcola was also reported on by the
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
and the
Herald Review
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Barton Middle School
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Barton Middle School
in Buda, TX, placed 7th in the contest and celebrated their $3,000 check prize by
sharing pictures
with their tight-knit community.
Jefferson Junior High
in Naperville, IL, placed 9th in the contest and was visited by
The Naperville Sun
paper. The school also
shared photos
with the school's community.
Click here
to see the full list of the top-ten contest winners and the total tally of pages read by these outstanding students.
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