Letters About Literature (LAL), a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, invites young readers in grades 4-12 to enter this year’s LAL letter-writing competition. The contest challenges young readers to write a personal letters of reflection to authors that have changed their view of the world. LAL awards prizes [...]
In an effort to increase youth readership, First Lady Jane Beshear announced her Top 10 Fall Reads as a part of the First Lady’s Reading Recommendations Initiative. Beshear introduced the Reading Recommendations program in the summer of 2009 and issues reading lists four times per year. 2011 Fall Reading List It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, by Charles M. Schulz [...]
Library media specialists, teachers work with public libraries to promote summer reading.
Courses help high school seniors prepare for college curriculum
Students get an extra hand to improve reading in Middlesboro.
Schools and districts are invited to host professional development workshops that explore what the Lexile and Quantile measures are and how administrators and educators can use them to monitor and improve student achievement in relation to state and national standards in reading and mathematics. […]
Kentucky has adopted The Lexile Framework for Reading and The Quantile Framework for Mathematics, two measurement systems designed to provide instructional information to teachers, students and parents and enable accurate tailoring of instructional materials and intervention systems to benefit students.
