Commissioner of Education Pender Makin Kicks Off Read to ME Challenge at Solon Elementary School

Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin kicked off the state’s Read to ME Challenge at Solon Elementary School today by reading Mel Fell to Mrs. Currie’s second grade class. This is the seventh year that the Maine Department of Education is collaborating with community organizations and schools on this month-long public awareness campaign to promote the importance of literacy for all of Maine’s students, regardless of age. The Read to … Continue reading Commissioner of Education Pender Makin Kicks Off Read to ME Challenge at Solon Elementary School

Get Ready to Read! Celebrate the Read to ME Challenge During the Month of February

For the 7th year, the Maine Department of Education will collaborate with community organizations and schools to support the Read to ME Challenge, a month-long public awareness campaign held in February to promote the importance of literacy across the curriculum for all of Maine’s students, regardless of age. This simple but powerful campaign challenges adults … Continue reading Get Ready to Read! Celebrate the Read to ME Challenge During the Month of February

Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “The Bridge Home”

To help kick off the Read to Me Challenge this month, the Maine DOE is posting videos of Maine students reading a book of their choosing each day in the first week of February. Some of the first set of videos are brought to you from members of the Maine DOE Student Cabinet along with … Continue reading Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “The Bridge Home”

Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “Henry and the Yeti”

To help kick off the Read to Me Challenge this month, the Maine DOE is posting videos of Maine students reading a book of their choosing each day in the first week of February. Some of the first set of videos are brought to you from members of the Maine DOE Student Cabinet along with … Continue reading Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “Henry and the Yeti”

Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “A Piglet Named Mercy”

To help kick off the Read to Me Challenge this month, the Maine DOE is posting videos of Maine students reading a book of their choosing each day in the first week of February. Some of the first set of videos are brought to you from members of the Maine DOE Student Cabinet along with … Continue reading Read to ME Challenge Student Video Reading, “A Piglet Named Mercy”