• 52 Weeks of Reading

    52 Weeks of Reading

    Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has launched 52 Weeks of Reading for the 2023-2024 school year! Every Wednesday at 7 p.m., students and their families are invited to tune in for a virtual story time, featuring special readers and discussion questions to promote literacy, critical thinking, and family engagement.

    52 Weeks of Reading is generously sponsored by Cox Communications and Gentry Locke Attorneys.

    Visit this page every Wednesday to watch our weekly videos. Use the dropdowns below to find our full list of videos.

Videos

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  • 52 Weeks of Reading: What Do You Do With an Idea read by John Beres, Supervisor of Mathematics.

  • 52 Weeks of Reading: Piggie Pie read by Dr. Wendy Durham, Executive Director of Literacy, Academics, and Targeted School Improvement.

  • Week 52: Maybe, read by Laura Kelly

  • Week 51: Little Blue Truck, read by Dr. Alan Seibert

  • Week 50: Yertle the Turtle, read by Stan Robinson

  • Week 49: Thanks for Nothing, read by Corey Allder, Director of Community Engagement

  • Week 48: Carter Reads the Newspaper, read by Claire Mitzel, Director of Communications & Public Relations

  • Week 47: Dragons Love Tacos/ Dragones y Tacos read by Ellen Craddock and Adanay Plasencia from our Food and Nutrition team.

  • Week 46: A Bad Case of Stripes read by Madeline Easterling, 3rd Grade Teacher at Virginia Heights Elementary

  • Week 45: reading Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story read by LaToya Morris, Senior Resident General Manager with Southwest Food Excellence (SFE).

  • Week 44: Kindness Week read by Chelsea Reyes-Velasquez, a student in the Teachers for Tomorrow program at the Charles W. Day Technical Education Center.

  • Week 43: How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? read by Lindsay Edmonds, Nutrition Coordinator with Southwest Food Excellence (SFE)

  • Week 42: The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be read by Jocelyn and Janariah, students in the Teachers for Tomorrow program at the Charles W. Day Technical Education Center.

  • Week 41: We're Different, We're the Same, read by La'Shay Foreman, School Social Worker at Hurt Park Elementary School

  • Week 40: Dandylion Summer, read by Dr. White, Superintendent

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  • Sponsor 52 Weeks of Reading


    Become a Sponsor!

    Every Wednesday evening during the school year at 7 p.m. and throughout the summer, families will be encouraged to join their child(ren) for a virtual story time. Discussion questions will be provided to allow families to engage with their child to enhance reading comprehension, critical thinking, and to promote family engagement.

    Your support of 52 Weeks of Reading will provide critical funding to support the Booker T. Washington Center for Community Empowerment and Education, which is scheduled to open in 2025.

    The vision for the center is to provide the community with a place to strengthen family and community bonds, access information and resources, and promote economic development and mobility.

    Sponsorship levels range from $25 to $5,000. Download our sponsorship flyer to learn more about sponsorship benefits.

    Position your organization as an advocate of literacy and public education and become a sponsor today!

     

     

  • For More Information
    Communications & Marketing Department
    (540) 853-2816 | marketing@rcps.info