Former Georgia Bulldog wide receive Malcom Mitchell, now with the New England Patriots, recorded the book for children he wrote, “The Magician’s Hat,” for blind and dyslexic students, and he is working with an educational nonprofit to encourage children to continue reading throughout the summer.
"When I was in middle school, my favorite book was "Charlotte's Web. Check it out," Mitchell says in a YouTube video.
For the summer reading program through Learning Ally, he said: “Dyslexia affects 8.5 million students in the U.S. – that’s every one in five students. These students should have a chance to read just like every other kid. Learning Ally gives these kids a great opportunity to read.”
“Just like football, reading takes a lot of practice, and I think it’s important that kids read 20 minutes a day outside the classroom, especially striving readers.”
Research shows that summer reading helps reduce the loss of knowledge for all students. Experts say that reading at least 20 minutes a day outside of the school year ensures that students continue to grow and develop.
The Learning Ally Summer Reading Together program, which includes the "Ready, set, read!" contest, the Summer Social Media Challenge, and opportunities for student readers to set up their own fundraising pages to raise money as they read, runs through September 1. To learn more, visit LearningAlly.org/Summer.
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