Story by Michelle T. Bernard, Lincoln Times News
Perhaps the most urgent challenge that teachers face today is making sure that all children become competent readers. Those that have problems reading quickly fall behind and sometimes budget cuts or the perceived stigma of being in a special class makes getting the extra help that they need difficult. There’s no question that Lincoln County teachers spend a lot of time reading to their students and working on their fluency. There are also many people and organizations throughout the county that visit area schools to read to students as well.
Today’s children are growing up in a digital age and teachers at Battleground Elementary and Kiser Intermediate have made use the Tandberg video conferencing system that they already have in place to offer a beneficial reading experience for both schools.
