Reading
Incentives
We have several reading incentive programs here at
Graham!
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award
Each year, Graham School has a Rebecca Caudill voting party. In order to
be invited to our voting party, fourth and fifth graders must read at least
three books from the following list. They take an Accelerated Reader test on
the book. They show the test results to a staff member in the LMC and we
give them a sticker to put on the poster in the LMC. The idea is to have fun
reading some great books!
What is the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award?
The Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award program is for Illinois fourth
through eighth graders. The students read books from the reading list above.
If they read at least three of the twenty titles, they can participate in
the voting. At Graham School, we have a voting party in February. Students
come to the LMC, vote, and have ice cream sundaes. Students from all over
Illinois will be reading and voting. We send our vote tally in, and one
winner is announced in March. The students get very excited about the
program!
Who Was Rebecca Caudill?
Rebecca Caudill wrote books for children and young adults. She lived and
wrote in Urbana, Illinois for almost fifty years. Some books written by her
are Tree of Freedom, Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley?,
Schoolhouse in the Woods, Susan Cornish, House of Fifers,
and others. This award is in recognition of her literary contributions.
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Graham’s Winter Reading Incentive Program
When: Beginning in January and Ending in March
What: An eight week program divided into four two-week segments, with
each segment representing a base of a baseball diamond. When a student
completes a segment they will advance to the next base. The goal is to “hit
a home run”.
How: Teachers at the grade level choose the two week reading goal for
their students.
Each student records the number of minutes read at home. Students return
their forms every two weeks and their progress is recorded on a classroom
poster. When the students “hit a home run” they will receive a ticket order
form for a free ticket to a Kane County Cougar baseball game. The student
also receives a concession voucher for a hot dog and soft drink at the game.
On our game date, they will be honored during an on-field parade, and also
receive their reward for reading.
This year we are very excited to have the Graham School chorus singing the
National Anthem at the beginning of the game. It is always a fun Graham
family night at the ball park.
Graham’s game dates for this year are:
- Thursday, April 26th
- Monday, May 14
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Illinois
Monarch
Award
The name Monarch was chosen because of its familiarity to Kindergarten -
Grade 3 children and to symbolize the growth, change and freedom that
becoming a reader brings. The Monarch is designed to encourage children to
read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and
illustrators. The program is open to all Kindergarten - Grade 3 age children
in Illinois.
Click on the following link to see the latest Monarch list.
At Graham School, our classes have reading buddies. The students will be
reading these Monarch books with their buddies and voting in the spring.
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