Selina Iglesias
Greene Publishing, Inc.
As part of their Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) program, Greenville Elementary School has partnered with Greene Publishing, Inc. to provide reading material in order to bring the students up-to-date with everything going on in their community.
The program will take place during the last 15 minutes of the school day from Monday through Friday. Greene Publishing, Inc. is providing and delivering the newspapers for free to GES.
DEAR is a school-wide reading initiative that promotes reading among students. DEAR is classroom time set aside for teachers and students to “Drop Everything and Read.”
The goal of DEAR is to encourage independent silent reading for extended periods of time on a daily or weekly basis. Students choose the book they wish to read based on interest and ability.
However, with this particular model, teachers will read orally and discuss with the students local news from their own community, with the focus on positive local news.