Sponsored by numerous
statewide community partners, reading contests offer exciting prizes to
students who read over the summer
On March 22nd, Governor
Susana Martinez announced the launch of four summer reading challenges for New
Mexico children. The programs are
sponsored by a variety of statewide community partners and offer an array of exciting
prizes for participating students and winners.
The summer reading challenges are designed to
stop the “summer slide,” where students often lose a portion of their reading
proficiency during the summer months and must catch up on their skills when
they return to school in August.
“Learning to read well at an early age is
critical to academic success and, ultimately, to success in the workplace and
in life,” said Governor Martinez. “I am incredibly excited by the tremendous
community involvement and partnerships that we have developed in creating and
launching these reading challenges, and I’m hopeful New Mexico students will
read throughout the summer and take advantage of the neat prizes and adventures
we have in store for them.”
Three of the reading challenges are brand new,
and the fourth is an existing summer reading program which the State is joining
as a partner. Under each program,
students who read six books will receive a few small prizes, and those who
choose to read an additional six books (and in some cases, submit a short
write-up) will receive further awards and be eligible to win a grand
prize.
Details about each reading challenge are
outlined below, and more information, including downloadable versions of each
contest’s reading log, can be found online at www.ReadingChallenge.ped.state.nm.us. Follow the link to print out your reading log for one or more of the reading challenges!
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