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FOCUS O N EDUCAT I O N
Special Week Celebrates Reading in
Brooklyn and Queens Catholic Schools
Bishop Robert Brennan, Congresswoman Grace Meng, and Authors Among Guest Readers
Catholic Telemedia
Network (CTN), a service
of DeSales Media Group,
hosted the 4th Annual
Great Diocesan Read
Aloud on March 7-11,
2022, with 80 classes from
40 Catholic schools and
academies throughout
Brooklyn and Queens
participating.
This year, 30 authors
from around the world
read their published work
including award-winning
authors Laura James,
Jennie Englund, and
Derek Keilty. The Most
Reverend Robert J. Brennan,
Bishop of Brooklyn,
and Dr. Thomas Chadzutko,
Superintendent of
Schools, was among the
special guest readers.
Congresswoman Grace
Meng and Laurie
Windsor, representing
Congresswoman Nicole
Malliotakis, were also
featured guest readers.
“The Great Diocesan
Read Aloud is an opportunity
for students to share
an experience through a
story, and in many cases,
to have the unique opportunity
of hearing the
words read by the person
who crafted them. We are
thrilled with the increased
participation of children’s
authors from many genres,
and the eagerness of our
guest readers to ‘step’ into
our classrooms,” said
Gina Krainchich, Director
of Educational
Media Services for CTN.
The goal of the Great
Diocesan Read Aloud is to
encourage school participation
in National Reading
Month. Guests were
virtually welcomed into
classrooms to read their
favorite children’s books
throughout the week. The
program aims to inspire
students to enhance their
love of reading by showcasing
books they may not
have selected to read on
their own.
The Great Diocesan
Read Aloud highlights
the integration of technology
and literacy to
expand the world of
reading beyond the classroom
doors. During each
30-minute classroom
“visit,” students had the
opportunity to ask questions
to their guest readers
and better foster a
relationship between
reading and curiosity.
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