Bluff Ridge Primary students use grant-funded guided reading books to improve literacy

Bluff Ridge Primary School has improved its students' reading skills by purchasing guided reading books thanks to the 2023 Ascension Fund school impact grant recipients, teachers Katherine Easterling and Deirdre Bordelon.

The $2,500 grant was used to purchase six guided reading book sets. Students use the books during guided reading instruction.

These books are used at the student’s independent reading level in order to help readers not get as discouraged while reading. The book sets have helped scaffold reading instruction for all students. The texts are engaging and fun while providing the rigor necessary to move each student forward on their reading level.

Funds for this grant were provided by endowment through the Ascension Fund. The fund is a non-profit organization established in 1991 by the Gonzales Rotary Club as an instrument for private sector leaders to invest directly in the work of individual teachers and schools through grants for innovative ideas and programs in Ascension Parish public schools.

Teacher Grants of $500 or $1,000 and School Impact Grants of $2,500 are awarded on an annual competitive basis. To date, the Ascension Fund has awarded approximately 1,500 grants representing over $1.8 million dollars in the school system. For more information, visit www.ascensionfund.com