Reluctant Students Read, and 'Do a 180'

The program entices reluctant students with pieces about mummies, roller coasters, sports, and the mystery of Stonehenge, says Donna Wright, a READ 180 teacher at Bellaire Elementary in Hurst, TX. "I was totally amazed my first year teaching this program when my students asked if they could stay in from recess to read and take quizzes in the Reading Counts program included with READ 180," Wright says. Narrated audiobooks featuring an automated "reading coach" for students to model their own reading after include favorites like Holes by Louis Sachar and Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff. Teachers begin and end class with whole-group instruction. Students rotate through three learning stations daily using the various components of the program. For pricing and other information, visit teacher.scholastic.com/read180.