Aliens Land at ASU Preparatory Academy: Softwire Virtual Literary Experience Takes Students to Outer Space
On September 20, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., aliens will land at ASU Preparatory Academy to introduce seventh and eighth graders to their new, integrated unit of study, “The Softwire.” Arriving in Phoenix after an exhaustive 256 light-year journey, Gayree and Blazore, both from the galactic trade center at Orbis 3, will introduce ASU Prep students […]
Kids Need to Read and Arizona State University Launch Innovative Youth Literacy Program
MESA, AZ (September 17, 2011) Kids Need to Read (KNTR) and Arizona State University (ASU) want to inspire a Reading Revolution! The project, launching Tuesday, September 20th with a Skype video conference between the middle school students of ASU Preparatory Academy and author/game creator PJ Haarsma, will complement school efforts to increase literacy rates, formulate […]
Star Wars Float to Feature Kids Need to Read in Fiesta Bowl Parade!
Written by Denise Gary Thanks to the wonderful support we receive from the Phoenix area Star Wars groups, the Kids Need to Read banner will be riding atop the Star Wars float in this year’s Fiesta Bowl parade! We could not be more excited to close out the year with our name and logo featured […]