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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, October 4, 2000 Reading program is an immediate favorite for all H o w d o c h ild re n b e c o m e re a d e rs? W h a t m a k e s re a d in g a life lo n g h a b it? W h a t is n e e d e d to re a c h th e V e rn o n ia S ch o o l D istrict g o a l of m a k in g e a c h s tu d e n t a “ c o m p e te n t, p ro fic ie n t a nd c ritic a l re a d e r” ? T h e s e are q u e s tio n s th e d is tric t’s te a m of v o lu n te e rs a n d staff p o n d e re d a s th e y w e re w o rk in g on th e s ta te -m a n d a te d S chool Im p ro v e m e n t P la n . T h e y c a m e u p w ith s o m e a n Alysa Brucken, Jaycee Adams and JJ Sprayberry. Mrs. Grady’s Fifth Grade. Mrs. Budge, Dylan Vaughn, Amber Jensen, Collin Moeller, Charels Tungwenuk, Zack Dillon, Calie Johnston, Carly DeWitt, Melissa Sandstrom, Dakota Burch, Dolly Mudd and Brandon Gilbertson. sw e rs, to o . First, th e re m u s t b e a w id e v a rie ty o f b o o k s to s a tis fy a w id e v a rie ty of in te re s ts . S e c ond , th e b o o k s h a v e little v a lu e w ith o u t tim e to re a d fo r p le a su re . T h ird , th e re m u s t be e x p o s u re , m o re e x p o s u re a n d e v e n m o re e x p o s u re . The d is tr ic t-w id e S ile n t R e a d in g P ro g ra m re s u lte d fro m th e p o n d e rin g . T h e p ro g ra m p ro v id e s 15 m in u te s a day, at le a s t fo u r d a y s e a c h w e e k , w h e n s tu d e n ts a n d sta ff d ro p e v e ry th in g a n d d o th e u n th in k a b le ...th e y read fo r p le a su re ! F ifte e n m in u te s d o e s n ’t s e e m like m u ch to c o n firm e d re a d e rs w h o c a n lo se h o u rs in a b oo k, b u t c a rv in g th a t fifte e n m in u te s o u t of an a lre a d y tig h t Amy Rethwill, Wayne Fogel, Katy Stevens, Chris Bero, Stephanie Christmas and Preston Roach. 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