MYERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Sheriff Napoleon visits the school

Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon visited Myers Elementary School to read to the students during March is Reading Month!

It was truly a "Mighty Myers Madness” day at the school as Napoleon paid the Mustangs a visit and read to the Student Council.

The Taylor Reading Corps and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office partnered to promote March National Reading Awareness Month in eight Taylor Elementary Schools. 

Over 40 Wayne County Deputy Sheriffs and Sheriff Napoleon have committed to Read Aloud to students in the Taylor School District. 

Reading Aloud is a key way to introduce new vocabulary to children. When children are read aloud to for 15 minutes every day from birth, these children will be ready to learn when they enter kindergarten, they will have the literacy skills needed to succeed in school, and they will be prepared for a productive and meaningful life after school.

Taylor Reading Corps is a Taylor based nonprofit organization that promotes volunteerism and citizen service to help children gain reading proficiency by the end of the third grade. 

Michigan is one of the only five states in which fourth-grade reading proficiency is declining.

The Taylor Reading Corps is a member of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, which works to increase reading proficiency.  If you are interested in becoming involved or have questions, please contact Lori A. Hill-Sanders, MA, Executive Director, at lhill@taylorreadingcorps.org or 734-225-1213.

Photos include Ms. Hill-Sanders (left), Benny Napoleon and Principal Diedre Zockheem.