Third Graders Celebrate Read To The Final Four With The Help Of Local Colleges

The Road to the Final Four is kicking off with special assemblies for 3rd grade students across the state of ArizonaDan Majerle, Men's Basketball Coach at Grand Canyon University, came to read to some lucky third graders in Phoenix this week. He brought along some special friends to help him out, including the cheerleaders and Thunder, the GCU mascot.Third graders and their teachers are getting pumped up to read! We are still in the warm up phase and registration is in full swing. It's not too late to get your students signed up.

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Get In The Game!

Teachers, it's not too late to get in the game! We are now in the warm up period and it's the perfect time to get your 3rd grade students reading on myON. Just click the link below and join thousands of other students and teachers across Arizona as we Read to the Final Four!

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What is myON?

I'm sure you know about the Final Four, but what is myON and how does it work?

What is myON? 

• myON provides anytime, anywhere access to an expanding online collection of enhanced digital books with multimedia supports, including an embedded dictionary, text highlighting, and audio.
• myON personalizes the reading experience and develops an individual profile for each student based on interests and reading ability as measured by the Lexile® Framework for Reading.
• myON generates a recommended booklist tailored to encourage students to read more and further improve their reading skills and offer educators a solution that integrates with existing teaching tools. 

myON gives students the opportunity to choose what they want to read, in a digital environment where they are comfortable, motivates them to become better and more confident readers and take accountability for their reading growth.  Children in classrooms all across America are reading on myON and loving it. Where else can you get access to a library of books 24/7. 

To find out more about myon go to http://about.myon.com/overview.

Read to the Final Four Literacy Program

The Legacy Initiative of the Phoenix Final Four Local Organizing Committee

Our overarching goal 

To inspire third grade students in all Arizona schools to accelerate their reading and increase achievement, using the excitement around the Final Four®​ to spike their interest. Our goal is 100% participation across the state!  

How it works  

This literacy challenge is open to all third grade classes across the state. The competition will be at the school level, based upon average time spent reading among third grade students.  

The three-month competition, which mimics the March Madness® bracket, allows schools to advance in the competition by number of minutes read. Schools will compete against each other and one school will be crowned champion at Final Four® Friday on March 31, 2017.  The warm-up phase of the competition, which allows students full access to the myON platform, begins now and continues until the launch of the contest in January. 

In addition, individual students who are top readers as determined by their time spent reading on the myON platform also will be recognized.

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