District 6650 Grant

Camp-Read-A-Lot is a summer literacy  program for kids entering grades K-3. Students participate in fun activities designed to keep their reading skills sharp.  They read great stories and receive books to take home and keep for their own. Dramatic play, games, art, and service projects provide opportunities for the children to build their vocabularies and expand their comprehension. They also work on sight words, fluency, letters, and sounds. The program is free and is led by teachers and trained literacy volunteers. 63.1% of public school eighth graders and 66.3% of public school fourth graders in the state of Ohio are unable to read at grade level. 20% of students in North Canton City Schools qualify for free and reduced lunches t read well enough to understand a newspaper story written at the 8th grade level.