Six Flags Sponsors “Read To Succeed”
Six Flags Theme Parks once again sponsored the “Read to Succeed” incentive program, offering free admission to their Six Flags theme parks during the 2015 season.
But, for those who wanted free admission, they had to earn it.
Six Flags set up their program with one healthy requirement: students must complete a minimum of six hours of recreational reading outside of school.
Each participating district was encouraged to establish the timeframe for eligibility. Students at Indian Mills School were encouraged to complete their reading logs between December 2014 and the end of February 2015.
Mrs. Sherry DuBoff, one of the Response to Intervention reading teachers at Indian Mills School said they could read books, magazines, newspapers, or comic books, but homework assignments were specifically prohibited to be logged as part of the six hours.
“It contained all the earmarks of the perfect catalyst to supercharge an already robust reading program promoted daily in each grade in the school,” DuBoff said.
All the teachers at IMS in grades kindergarten through fourth encouraged their students to jump into it with both feet to meet or exceed the goal and they did just that.
Students who achieved the reading goal were honored at Indian Mills Elementary School’s kickoff assembly for the National Education Association’s Read Across America celebration, an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on and around March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.
In the final tally, IMS recorded 77 students from all grades who successfully completed the reading challenge, almost 20 percent of the school’s enrollment. According to a Six Flags spokesperson, all students will receive their free admission tickets in May 2015, a well-deserved reward for a tremendous achievement.
It must be true; reading really is “fun”-damental.
And, as Dr. Seuss always said, “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book.”
Teachers at Indian Mills School have set an enviable standard for success in a reading program that transcends the classroom.
