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- Last Updated on Friday, 01 August 2014 01:14
The Y-Readers program is a collaboration between Clairton Elementary School and the Greater Pittsburgh YMCA. This is the 2nd year for this wonderful program.
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| Y-Readers Zoo Trip |
Y-Readers is a 6-week summer literacy program that allows students entering 1st and 2nd grade the opportunity to participate in morning literacy instruction , which focuses on spelling, grammar, vocabulary, self-selected reading, and small group guided reading.
In the afternoon students participate in enrichment activities, including arts and crafts, music, nutrition education, character development, field trips, and more. Y-Readers also stresses family involvement asking parents and guardians to attended orientation meetings, read nightly to and with students, and participation in family workshops and other events. The Y-Reader program ended July 25.
In the photo at right: Y-Readers instructors Ms. Schlata and Ms. Conley accompany the Y-Readers students on their weekly educational field trip to the zoo. The field trip to the zoo coincided with the literacy week that coincided with the study of engendered animals and the rain forest.Clairton8
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| Y-Readers at work |
Photo at right: Y-Readers instructor Ms. Conley works with Y-Readers on research essays about endangered animals. Students concentrated on sentence structure, grammar, and spelling while working on their essays.
