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First Summer Reading Academy a success
The first-ever combined Catholic Central/West Catholic Summer Reading Academy for incoming Freshmen was an unqualified success.
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Summer Reading Academy students show how many books they read over the summer.
In less than two months, the 14 students read a total of 229 books (compared to 120 books during their entire 8th grade school year) and 44,716 pages.
The students posted an average 8 percentile growth on their High School Placement Test Reading Post-Test.
Ms. Faith Marko and Ms. Julia Reynolds coached the students, encouraging them to read constantly to build comprehension and vocabulary.
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