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Second Grader Reads Over 550 Books in January __ , 2001 – Troy Methvin, a second grader at Ockerman Elementary School in Florence, KY, read 557 books to win the grand prize for grades K-3 in the National Book Bonanza Contest, sponsored by the Sylvan Book Adventure Foundation (www.bookadventure.org). Troy and his family will be traveling to Universal Orlando, Universals Studios’ theme park in Orlando, FL for three days and four nights of fun. Troy is the son of Gary and Mary Methvin of Florence. Troy’s accomplishments will be recognized January 10 at 2pm at Ockerman Elementary (8250 U.S. 42, Florence, KY.) A Book Adventure representative will present prizes to Troy and his second grade classmates. Media are invited to attend. Over 24,000 students across the continent participated in the Book Bonanza contest, reading more than 173,000 books from September 22 through November 10, 2000. Book Adventure is the free, online reading incentive program that rewards students (K-8) for their reading success. Book Bonanza is a contest sponsored by Book Adventure, in which the participants who read the most books at their grade level and earn perfect scores on the online quiz for each title are rewarded with trips and prizes. Prizes are awarded in two categories, grades K-3 and grades 4-8. “We are so impressed by Troy’s reading success. His accomplishment is a shining example of what today’s children can achieve,” said Kelly Hodge-Williams, executive director of the Book Adventure Foundation. “We are proud to be able to provide such encouragement to this new generation of readers.” “We were in the library checking out books almost everyday,” said Troy’s mother, Mary Methvin. “Troy read so many books that even the librarians were cheering him on.” Grand prize contributors included Universal Studios, Delta Air, Hilton Hotels and Budget Rent A Car, and the Rainforest Café. Two second prize winners received a starter bookshelf with 50 books and eight third prize winners received an “edutainment fun pack” filled with games, crayons, and educational toys. Sponsors included Highsmith Inc., Patch Products, Crayola Products and the Lego Company. Based in Baltimore, MD, the non-profit Book Adventure initiative was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation for students in the United States and Canada. Sponsors of the Book Adventure initiative include Sylvan Learning Center, R.R. Bowker, Barnes & Noble.com, and Houghton Mifflin. BookAdventure.org is a free online reading program that uses technology and incentives to motivate children (grades K-8) to read. Book Adventure currently has more than 380,000 registered users, with more than 50,000 classrooms using the site as a reading resource. Children have taken more than 1.6 million quizzes since the site was established in April 1999.To sign up for Book Adventure, students, parents and teachers can log onto the site at www.bookadventure.org. |
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