![]() ![]() In their second year of the Love of Reading program, 59 per cent of students scored above or at provincial reading standards for grade 3. King Edward Public School in Kitchener, Ontario, demonstrated a marked improvement with just 32 per cent of students reading at standard grade 3 reading levels prior to receiving their grant. After one year, this school moved up to a ranking of 578, garnering a nomination for the Garfield Weston Award in the area of Academic Performance and Improvement. Francis initially ranked last out of 705 Alberta schools. Francis of Assisi in Edmonton, Alberta, overall academic performance improved significantly. Grades 7 and 8 were previously struggling to read at Level 1 and now 78 per cent of students' reading skills have significantly improved, reaching Levels 2 and 3 - the latter considered the provincial standard.Īt St. Now over 35 per cent of students are reading at standardized levels. Prior to the grant, no students at the gradeĢ level were assessed as being able to read at the standardized levels for their grade. Mary Street School in Oshawa, Ontario, achieved tremendous results over the past three years, including dramatically improved reading levels from grades 1 through 8. ![]() In addition to our direct work with schools, we remain committed to encouraging Provincial Governments across Canada to follow the Ontario Government's lead to invest more boldly in school libraries and librarians."Ī focus on literacy and enriched libraries produces results. "By providing schools with funding for books we are, in a small way, helping to brighten the future of young children and mitigate the literacy crisis in Canada. "The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation focuses attention on Canada's most valuable resource - our children," said Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Twenty elementary schools across Canada will receive grants of up to $160,000 over three years. TORONTO, ONTARIO - (MARKET WIRE) - 05/15/08 - Today, the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation committed another $1.5 million to high-needs elementary schools totaling $6 million in funding to date. Investing in the country's future, the three-year grant provides each school with up to $160,000 Students poised to reach new academic heights as 20 Canadian high-needs elementary schools receive literary grants from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation. ![]()
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