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Adventures in Reading with Nicor

With the help of Super Reader, Nicor launched Adventures in Reading on October 27, 2006. Adventures in Reading will enhance reading programs at northern Illinois schools and partner with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) to donate more than 5,000 books throughout the 2006-07 school year to approximately 1,700 area students.

To implement the Adventures in Reading program, we are partnering with various at-risk schools throughout our service territory to support local RIF programs. RIF has been developing and implementing programs to help encourage children to read since 1966.

Adventures in Reading was designed to foster a life-long love of reading among children by:

• Bringing the culture of reading to schools and communities
• Training teachers in the newest strategies in the teaching of reading
• Instructing parents on how to encourage their children to become better readers
• Using the model of Super Reader to help children value the enjoyment of reading
• Giving children books to build a home library

To get the children excited about the program, we created a super hero character named Super Reader. A bookmark and coloring book help tell the story of Super Reader and how students can become super readers as well.

Prior to Super Reader's arrival at the schools for the initial book distribution, the students receive a Super Reader Scorecard. Once students have read a book, they review it by filling out the scorecard and submit the completed card for a chance to win a prize at the book distribution.

Each of the schools participating in Nicor's Adventures in Reading program will host three book distributions per school year. At each distribution, students will select a book of their choice.