In the six years that the OWC Collegiate High School has invited students through its doors for an accelerated program of study, we have met many students who have varying abilities and interests in reading—some who relish reading and others who are reluctant or struggling readers.  We have developed a school-wide reading focus that engages all students in discovering the joy and value of reading.  Because of this program, students’ skills have improved and their scores have increased. Their new engagement in reading is demonstrated in their hallway conversations; they have discovered reading for pleasure and in doing so have become better thinkers and writers in their formal academic courses.

You will not find here a reading program, but rather a reading concept that can be adapted to many grade levels, classroom settings, and reading abilities.  Our intent is to share best practices, reading strategies, and professional insights about reading that we have experienced at the Collegiate High School.  We hope that you will find something of value in for use in your classrooms to help your students experience the joy of reading.