Rider Readers: Literacy challenge to encourage Sask. kids to keep reading this summer

The Saskatchewan Library Association and nan Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are kicking disconnected a caller situation this week to promote kids to support reference passim nan summer.

Called nan Summer Rider Reading Challenge, nan programme intends to animate children of each ages to person nosy reference during their clip distant from schoolhouse and to build a organization of Rider Readers.

“I deliberation some of nan organizations person a passion for organization arsenic good arsenic an liking successful literacy and learning,” said Michele Fedyk, a committee personnel pinch nan Saskatchewan Library Association. “The 2 organizations are conscionable a winning squad to combat illiteracy and promote children and everyone to publication complete nan summer.”

Fedyk said investigation shows that reference levels driblet during nan summertime and initiatives specified arsenic nan Summer Rider Reading Challenge tin thief forestall children from experiencing nan “summer slide.”

“Activities specified arsenic a reference situation aliases immoderate benignant of reference games encourages children to publication complete nan summer, and it conscionable helps support that reference level up truthful that they’re fresh for nan caller schoolhouse twelvemonth successful nan fall,” she said.

Participants person a chance astatine play prizes for nan apical reader, which see tickets to a Saskatchewan Roughrider location game, merchandise, and gift cards. The expansive prize of a Rider Reader Party hosted by Gainer nan Gopher will spell to nan room branch that sounds nan astir corporate minutes.

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According to a release, nan corporate minutes publication by participants successful Saskatchewan will beryllium announced connected a play ground connected nan Saskatchewan Roughrider website and societal media platforms. The expansive full of minutes publication will beryllium announced astatine a autumn Riders location crippled connected nan Maxxtron.

“The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation supports 3 main organization pillars: amateur sport, health, and education,” Marnie Forsberg, head of organization programs for nan Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation, said successful a release. “Reading occurrence is important to a coagulated acquisition and occurrence successful life some connected and disconnected nan field.”

The situation will commencement tomorrow and extremity connected Aug. 29.