Story Shares helps kids improve literacy skills

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2017-02-07 02:00
Short stories have proven effective in improving children’s literacy skills. Therefore, Story Shares, a non-profit organization is devoting itself sharing short stories in order to enable struggling readers to better grasp reading comprehension. In the United States many students struggle with reading skills. Story Shares, which is available in more than 300 schools nationwide, has proven itself a useful tool in getting children and teenagers excited about reading and writing.

The most important key point in this article is students were eager to finally something that they liked and that had an interesting plot.

Story Shares is making a big impact on literacy rates among the children enrolled in the program and has received praise from both teachers and students. Stories are written by both students and teachers and then are shared nationwide. Contests are held yearly in a number of different popular genres. Story Shares offers cash prize along with publication of their story. This serves to excite children about both reading and writing.
Story Shares, a nonprofit organization devoted to inspiring reading practice and improving literacy skills, is making a big impact for youth literacy across the United States and abroad. Currently, more than 300 schools across 44 states and 26 countries are accessing the stories shared on the Story Shares website.
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More than 300 schools in the US and 26 countries are seeing the stories shared on the Story Shares website.
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Each day you can find interesting news headlines about reading and early education on this site.
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Story Shares is a nonprofit organization devoted to inspiring reading practice.
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