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From: gretchen fox
Date: 3/31/00
Time: 10:21:12 AM
Remote Name: 209.49.192.15
Parents and Teachers : Looking for a Great Way to Motivate Kids to Read at Home and at School?
Book Adventure„§, a FREE online reading incentive program, is kicking off its second National Book Bonanza Contest. Two grand-prize readers will win a trip to the Nationˇ¦s Capital! Second-place readers will win a $500 gift certificate toward a computer or bike. All students have to do is register with a parent, guardian or teacher and start reading to win this and other Book Bonanza prizes. The contest ends May 12, 2000.
Book Adventure is a great motivational resource in class or at home: At www.bookadventure.org, students (K-8) create personalized book lists from 4,000 recommended titles, read the books at home or school, then return to Book Adventure to take quizzes and earn prizes for reading success. Book Adventure is a powerful resource for parents and teachers to encourage strong reading habits and includes built-in reporting tools that follow childrenˇ¦s reading progress. In less than a year, almost 185,000 people have registered on Book Adventure and more than 670,000 quizzes have been taken!
Check out www.bookadventure.org for more information the National Book Bonanza!