Idita-Read is an on-line reading incentive that follows the Alaskan Iditarod Dog Sled Trail Race (Anchorage to Nome). Three 6th grade classes in my school have been chosen to participate due to their connection with technology in the classroom. For every minute read, an eqivilant mile is posted on-line at "base camp." Students have up to 56 days to complete the trail (1, 311 miles) although the reading race can be shortened to whatever the teacher decides best meets the classroom needs. This is a great reading incentive and much can be learned in the process about Alaskan history and culture.
A big "THANK YOU" to the Snohomish Education Foundation for the $105 grant which allowed our students to participate in this unique reading experience.
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