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Clayton schools expand reading initiative to year-round

Kids who don't read during summer vacation often don't retain as much of what they learned during the school year.

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Kids who don't read during summer vacation often don't retain as much of what they learned during the school year.
By Marlon A. Walker
June 29, 2016

Clayton County Schools is expanding its reading initiative to promote reading as a year-round imperative.

The revamped campaign, Clayton Reads in Every Season: A Book a Day - the Clayton Way! is to improve grade-level proficiency by making reading a lifelong love. According to a district release, reading proficiency by the first grade is an important predictor of high school graduation and further success.

Clayton Reads was initially established as a summer program.

“Literacy is the foundation of success,”Clayton County Public Schools Superintendent Luvenia Jackson said. “We know literacy combats a host of social and economic issues as we strive to put our students in the best possible situation to succeed and it starts with reading and comprehension.”

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Marlon A. Walker is an education reporter covering DeKalb County.

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