As school winds down and kids get ready to kick back on summer vacation, the Indiana Department of Education wants to make sure kids are still hitting the books.
The Indiana Department of Education launched its third annual Hoosier Family of Readers summer literacy initiative. The goal is to promote reading through summer. To help students get involved in a good book, a partnership with MyON Reader will give them free online access to thousands of books.
Glenda Ritz, Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction says “I am excited to announce our renewed partnership with MyON Reader to provide free access to books to all Hoosier students this summer. A reader is not just someone who can read; a reader is someone who does read. With more than 4,500 books accessible online, all of our students will have access to free reading materials anywhere there is an Internet connection.”
This is the third year that the Indiana Department of Education has partnered with MyON Reader to provide books to Hoosier students. Students read more than 61,000 books with MyON Reader in 2013 and more than 78,000 books in 2014.
In addition to offering free access to books through MyON Reader, the Indiana Department of Education has created an online portal called WONDERful Destinations. This new and innovative website, created in partnership with the National Center for Families Learning, will allow students to virtually visit 12 destinations throughout Indiana, such as the Indiana State Museum. The WONDERful Destinations website will be accessible beginning in early June.
For more information about the Hoosier Family of Readers, including a video message from Superintendent Ritz, visit www.hoosierfamilyofreaders.com.