About Read-a-thon
Kiwanis Read-a-thon 2007-2008 registration has begun!
The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa is delighted to share this innovative literacy improvement project with your school or organization regardless of location in the world and it’s free. The Read-a-thon is designed to encourage children to become better readers, by reading more often, trying out new books—and having fun doing it.
Designed for elementary teachers to facilitate literacy and/or fundraising
Free Teacher Resources Click here to register.
Once we’ve received your school registration form, we will provide you access to the teacher tool-kit with teacher-tested and approved materials that will help you launch and implement a Read-a-thon.
Resource materials include an implementation checklist, backpack handouts, reading records, classroom and school wide activities and more!
The Kiwanis Read-a-thon is the latest in a series of child- and youth-centred initiatives sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa. It is an initiative of the Young Children Priority One Committee.
Kiwanis is proud to have this opportunity to help schools around the world implement their literacy initiatives. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at info@kiwanisreadathon.org
Mission:
Kiwanis Read-a-thon is dedicated to contributing to the development
of lifelong literacy skills by enhancing and promoting student
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 What
is a Read-a-thon?
Read-a-thon is an exciting Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Literacy Project specially designed for K - 8 schools. The goal of Read-a-thon is to help children from Kindergarten to Grade 8 become better readers and better learners by nurturing a joy of reading.
Through Read-a-thon, students are challenged for three weeks to
read more at home and at school. Special classroom activities and
school-wide events help children share the reading experience and
have fun doing it!
This site provides everything you need to organize, launch and
run a Read-a-thon in your school:
- Step-by-step implementation materials.
- Easy-to-do ideas for classroom and school-wide activities.
- Materials for communicating with your school community (including
student handouts), media and other target audiences.
Click here to register your school
for Read-a-thon.
Download and print Kiwanis Read-a-thon brochure below:
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