Read on, by the numbers
Read On, Sonoma brings the glitz and the pizazz to reading with its incentive program. It rewards students reaching their goals with fun prizes and this has lit a fire in the hearts of readers across Sonoma County. The 2023-24 school year was the third year that Read On, Sonoma had partnered with local schools. They grow more and more encouraged by the success of local readers. The best part: Once students begin reading, they get hooked and books start becoming more a part of the school culture. While it is widely recognized that the pandemic played havoc on students’ academic endeavors and successes, programs like Read On, Sonoma are helping inspire students to read with impressive results.
Words Read This past school year, Read On, Sonoma students read 533,223,046 words. This is a significant increase from the previous years’ totals:
Million-word readers: This year 126 students read over a million words.
Thirty of those students are multi-million-word readers. Over the past two years, the Instructional Reading Level of the Read On, Sonoma third graders has increased from an average of first grade, eighth month to third grade, ninth month. At the end of the 2023-24 third trimester 1,737 rewards were distributed to 975 students. The folks with Read On, Sonoma and the school staff we spoke with all praised the efforts of the local businesses that are providing prizes. Go to readonsonoma.org to learn more or to find out how to get involved.
2022-23: 381,493,605 total words read 2021-22: 184,057,148 total words read
Books Read Participating students on average read 43 books this year The previous year saw an average of 35 books read per student.
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