HOMER, N.Y. — A bus driver from Homer Central School District has implemented a reading contest on her bus to control rowdy behavior.
The team of students that reads the most books at the end of each week gets a prize.
Driver uses reading contest to keep students calm on bus
OnnaJean Votra gets the idea while reading to her child. Students bring their own books or select one from a bag at the front of the bus. The team that reads the most books at the end of each week wins a prize.
June 2, 2011
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OnnaJean Votra got the idea when she was reading to her child, 9 WSYR reports. Students bring their own books or select one from a bag of books at the front of the bus.
In five months, the students have reportedly read more than 3,000 books on the bus.
At first, Votra provided the books and prizes herself — but now the program is receiving donations.
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