The San Diego Union-Tribune – Pat Maio
“Fernando Nater, 11, already has read more than 5.2 million words this summer. Or, as he says while pushing up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, “five million, two-hundred thousand something — I don’t know how many exactly.” The sixth-grader is among 200 kids — most from Spanish-speaking households — who are taking part in a summer reading program offered through the Vista Unified School District. The program gives students a boost on their reading skills and allows them to test their reading comprehension using the district’s Accelerated Reader software. Some teachers allow tests passed during the summer to be credited to students when the school year begins. Either way, the program is a win-win because it helps improve family literacy and encourages more reading, organizers say.”(more)