At the beginning of January, the Mountain Home Public Schools began a reading challenge titled “23 in 23.” During the challenge, students in grade K-2 will read at least 23 new books and students in grades 3-12 will read for at least 23 minutes on 23 separate occasions.
On Monday, the community is encouraged to support the initiative by taking a break from the day and read for 23 minutes. The district’s Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Allyson Dewey, says “we want everyone who can, to drop what they’re doing and read for 23 minutes on Monday, January 23 from 8 to 8:23 in the morning. Our students and staff will all be reading at this time as well.”
Members of the community who participate, are encouraged to take a selfie while reading and post to the district’s Facebook as a comment under the “23 in 23” pinned post at the top of the page.
Dewey stated “our Board of Education understands not only the importance of explicit reading instruction in our classrooms, but they want our students to develop a life-long love of reading. The ’23 in 23′ initiative encourages students to develop that love for reading.”
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