WELL, THE ROAD TO READING IS GETTING A BIG BOOST. AT ONE GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT’S ALL THANKS TO TV’S CASH FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM. IT’S A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHER DEBORAH FAJARDO ARE DEDICATED TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF READING. SO FAJARDO SAYS THAT SCIENCE POINTS TO IMPLEMENTING A PHONICS APPROACH OR LEARNING TO READ THROUGH THE SOUNDS OF LETTERS. THE $2,500 GIFT WILL HELP HER BUY DOZENS OF NEW PHONICS BASED BOOKS FOR THE CLASSROOM THEY WANT TO READ TO THEIR DOG, TO THEIR TEDDY BEAR, TO THEIR GRANDMA, TO THEY WANT TO READ. AND AS WE HAVE DONE THIS, IT HAS JUST BEEN LIKE WE GOT TO GET THEM. IT’S JUST SO URGENT AND THEY DESERVE IT. THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MATERIALS IN THEIR HANDS. WE ARE ECSTATIC. YOU CAN TELL SHE’S PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. THE MONEY WILL PAY FOR BOOKS TH
Cash for Schools program helps Glenwood Elementary School with phonics approach to reading
Updated: 10:38 PM CDT May 9, 2023
The road to reading is getting a big boost at one Glenwood elementary school. It's all thanks to KETV's Cash for Schools program, a partnership with Medical Solutions.Northeast Elementary and kindergarten teacher Deborah Fajardo are dedicated to learning more about the science of reading.Fajardo said that science points to implementing a phonics approach — learning to read through the sounds letters make. This $2,500 gift will help her buy dozens of new phonics-based books for the classroom."They want to read to their dog, their grandma, their teddy bear — they want to read. As we've done this, we've realized it's so urgent. They deserve it. They deserve to have materials in their hands. We're ecstatic," Fajardo said.The money will pay for books that stay in the classroom and go home with the kids.Top headlines:Federal grant will for new DNA testing in cold case murdersFremont City Council votes to keep contested book 'This Book is Gay' in libraryTensions grow in Nebraska Legislature after abortion bill is resurrected
GLENWOOD, Iowa — The road to reading is getting a big boost at one Glenwood elementary school.
It's all thanks to KETV's Cash for Schools program, a partnership with Medical Solutions.
Northeast Elementary and kindergarten teacher Deborah Fajardo are dedicated to learning more about the science of reading.
Fajardo said that science points to implementing a phonics approach — learning to read through the sounds letters make.
This $2,500 gift will help her buy dozens of new phonics-based books for the classroom.
"They want to read to their dog, their grandma, their teddy bear — they want to read. As we've done this, we've realized it's so urgent. They deserve it. They deserve to have materials in their hands. We're ecstatic," Fajardo said.
The money will pay for books that stay in the classroom and go home with the kids.
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