Kids sent on reading treasure hunt
9:31 p.m. Monday, September 22, 2008
Like most of the kids, it didn't take long to see Starlette Blanshan was having a good time learning about language.
"Being with my friends and not having to do work and stuff," the Shaner Elementary School 3rd grader said, "it's just so cool."
It may not have felt like work as Starlette and her friends raced down halls at Shaner, but they were learning synonyms, antonyms and a host of other things about language Monday night.
"This was a really great idea to send them on a treasure hunt," said Starlette's mom Robin. "Yeah, it was a lot of fun."
There really was only one purpose for the family reading night at Shaner.
"This is event is to help parents help their children," said USD 501 Reading Liason Robing Gibson.
Gibson helped coordinate the reading night at Shaner and said when parents talk and read to their kids, the child performs better in the classroom.
"The most important thing is language," Gibson said,"to develop that language we need to talk to our children and explain."
It's a technique that's worked for parent Theresa Hughes.
"We do a half an hour before bed every night," Hughes said. "I just think it encourages good study habits and what not, so I want to be encouraging for them."
More than encouraging, reading has also helped Hughes' two children get a grasp on language and become excited about learning.
"The best thing about this was when we did the reading thing and that we learned," said Hughes' third-grade son Skyler. "Children out there, I just want to say to all the schools, have a great time learning."
Events like the family reading night will happen throughout the school year at various schools in USD 501.
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