CENTERBURG — Read Naturally is thrilled to recognize Centerburg Elementary School as an honorable mention of the 2026 Read Live School of the Year Award.
This award honors schools for their effective implementation of Read Naturally’s Read Live program to achieve significant gains in student literacy.
Celebrating these schools aims to unite communities around educational success.
Centerburg Elementary School uses Read Live across Title I, special education intervention, weekly classroom fluency checks, and summer school to provide targeted support based on students’ unique needs.
The program’s structure and user-friendly design allow students to work efficiently while teachers spend their time where it is most effective: one-on-one check-ins with students to observe progress and make instructional adjustments.
Students are motivated to work hard because they can see evidence of their progress in the program, and they experience the joy of reading to learn through a wide variety of high-interest nonfiction topics.
One student shares, “At first reading was really hard for me, but now I can read more words, and I don’t get stuck as much.”
Thanks to the significant efforts of students and teachers alike, Centerburg Elementary is seeing growth in phonics, fluency, and comprehension.
Many students have even graduated from Title services because of their improvement in reading. In some cases, students are sad to leave because they love the program so much — even asking if they can continue using it in their regular classrooms because they feel so successful with it.
At Centerburg Elementary School, attitudes and outcomes are being improved every day.
They are a model of excellence in literacy instruction and a very deserving awardee of the Read Live School of the Year scholarship.
The Read Naturally School of the Year program
The Read Naturally School of the Year program celebrates schools who work hard to improve literacy outcomes using the Read Live program.
Schools apply by submitting a short essay detailing their students’ progress, accompanied by relevant media such as videos, photos, and/or testimonials. The winning school is awarded a $2,000 gift certificate for Read Naturally materials and a $100 Amazon gift card for the nominating teacher.
The runners-up are awarded a $500 gift certificate for Read Naturally materials and a $25 Amazon gift card for the nominating teacher. The honorable mentions are awarded a $100 gift certificate for Read Naturally materials and a $25 Amazon gift card for the nominating teacher.
Congratulations, Centerburg Elementary School, on earning this award.