Eagle Mountain School displays a Reading Challenge Scoreboard for Riverside County’s Office of Education’s Summer Reading Challenge. Valley News/Courtesy photo
RIVERSIDE – What started as a challenge to read 3 million words in March and April, led to 38,000 students in Riverside County reading more than 8.5 million words to exceed the goal set by Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Edwin Gomez, Ed. D.“It is amazing to see our youngest students taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the Literacy by 5th Grade Initiative and Footsteps2Brilliance, to enhance their literacy inside and outside of the classroom,” Gomez said. “The summer is a great time to focus on individual reading skills. As a result, we are announcing a new 3 million word Summer Reading Challenge for the summer, and I look forward to seeing how far our students can surpass this goal in only six weeks.”“We commend the students and families of Ri
