COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District will adopt the pre-kindergarten through second-grade Superkids Reading Program.
Superkids, published by Rowland Reading Foundation, Middleton, Wis., is a scientifically based reading curriculum that has achieved exceptional results with a broad range of students across the United States.
"Our goal is to provide our students with the best, proven language arts curriculum in the market," said Ruby Michetti, supervisor of curriculum and instruction. "When our district became aware of the results the Superkids program achieved in leading schools in the U.S., we knew it was right for our students."
"We are delighted that Shamokin Area Elementary School has joined the ranks of fine American schools using the Superkids program," said Rowland Reading Foundation President Barbara Johnson. "Foundation staff members who have visited Shamokin Area Elementary have been impressed by the expertise and dedication of the school's faculty and staff. We know their primary students will thrive using the Superkids program."
Rowland Reading Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to improve reading in the primary grades. The foundation believes that all children must become fluent readers by the end of second grade, and results of extensive classroom research have shown that the Superkids program, with its emphasis on phonics-based instruction and integration with writing, spelling and all the language arts, is effective in accomplishing that goal, Rowland reports.
Students who complete the program are better prepared for the challenging academic work they face in grades three and beyond, the company reports.
On the Net: www.indians.k12.pa.us; www.superkidsreading.org.