Philadelphia Reading Olympics

Welcome to the

2012 Philadelphia Reading Olympics

We’re counting down to May!!!!

The students are reading . . .

The teachers are coaching . . .

The colleges are ready to welcome us!

If you’d like to support this wonderful program see the How to Help tab

To volunteer click here

Questions?

Contact:   Bonnie Stone at Philadelphia Reads, 215-279-7450 x13

The Philadelphia Reading Olympics is a city-wide collaborative reading competition coordinated by PHILADELPHIA READS, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia, and the City of Philadelphia.

The Reading Olympics engages fourth through eighth graders from Philadelphia’s public, parochial, charter, independent and after school programs in a reading competition. Teams of up to 12 students collectively read the books on the Philadelphia Reading Olympics book list and practice working together as a team to answer questions about those books.

The teams come together in May at an assigned college campus location to answer questions about the books. The teams accumulate points for every correct answer during three rounds of competition earning each team member a blue, red, or green ribbon based on the number of points their team has earned. Volunteers from area businesses join with members of the community to ask questions and keep score.

When the community, schools, parents and businesses come together, EVERYONE WINS!