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Welcome
to Reading Rainbow's 11th Annual Young Writers
and illustrators Contest.
The 11th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest has now closed. Local winners will be called on April 8th and national winners will be announced in June. Your certificates will be mailed within the next few weeks. Thanks to all who participated in this year’s contest.
  2005 NJN Winners & Runners Up
2005 National Winners & Runners Up
Reading Rainbow, hosted by LeVar Burton, is a critically-acclaimed award-winning half-hour PBS series that turns children on to books and reading. The series targets 4-8 year olds, and is based on research that identifies these early years as the optimum time for children to learn to read, and to adopt positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
To support this series and encourage children’s creative expression, Reading Rainbow and NJN are gearing up for the 11th Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, a nationwide contest that encourages, challenges and rewards children, kindergarten through third grade, to share stories—using their words and pictures. These stories are judged locally and the first and second place winners in each of the K-3rd grade categories are submitted to the National Contest.
NJN, in conjunction with our contest sponsor, Barnes & Noble of Princeton, plan to honor our winners at a special awards ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2005. We thank you Barnes & Noble for your continued commitment to New Jersey’s children.
Check out the Reading Rainbow Guide to writing a story
The Guide, created by Maine Public Broadcasting, is a perfect tool for shaping the creation of stories for the Reading Rainbow Contest. The Guide is a wonderful resource for teachers, parents, and other interested adults, to use with children. The Guide takes youngsters through the writing process, sparks their creative talents and will certainly help them develop lifelong writing skills. Visit www.mpbc.org/reading/pdf/guidlines.pdf (PDF file - 1.2 MB)
 A child's
success as a reader begins much earlier than the
first day of school. Reading, and a love for reading,
begins at home. We know that today's lifestyles
do not leave enough time in a day to spend with
our families. Are you wondering what kinds of
activities would make your child interested in
books and the love of reading?
Parents
need to begin instruction in the early years-as
early as when a child is born-by singing lullabies
and introducing bright colored objects. At the
age of six months choose books with brightly colored,
simple pictures and lots of rhythm in the text.
Find out what everyday activities you can share
with your child so that he/she develops a love
for reading and writing.
2004 NJN Winners & Runners Up
2004 National Winners & Runners Up
2003
NJN Winners & Runners Up
2003
National Winners
2002
NJN Winners & Runners Up
2002
National Winners
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