WRTV visited the Brookview Elementary School classroom to read to the kids.
Indiana has a statewide goal by the year 2027 to get 95% of third graders to be able to read proficiently. Governor Eric Holcomb says the future of our state depends on it.Data from the Indiana Department of Education shows since 2012, the number of students who are not able to read at the end of third grade has more than doubled.
"We have pretty big goals every year and 'knock on wood' every year we've met our goal. This year, our goal is to read 2,500 words, as a grade. So it's a little over 100 words per student," Nelson said."Anybody they name, I send an email to Beyonce, Taylor Swift, TV stations, lawyers, doctors, we send them to everyone," Nelson said.
"It can be a lot of fun. It can be their getaway," she said."It can take them anywhere they want to go," Nelson said.
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