FCPS VirtuREAL Read: Recent Episodes

VirtuREAL Read

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R.E.A.L. Read, now VirtuREAL due to social distancing, is a program based on a simple idea: Every child needs a mentor, and something meaningful happens when volunteers from our community share their love for reading.

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Mr. Marques reads Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa

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Mr. Bryson reads Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers

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Mr. Jophet reads I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakite

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Mr. Johnathon reads An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston

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Mr. Mike reads Grandma's Gift by Eric Valesquez

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Mr. Taylor ready Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats & Jane Harvey

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The 10th reads 'The Low-Down, Bad-Day Blues' by Derrick D. Barnes

Kindergarten Reading Level

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Mr. Jamaal reads "Ruby Bridges Goes to School" by Ruby Bridges

1st Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Jorden reads "Whistle for Willie" by Ezra Jack Keats -- Want to watch on YouTube? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46x4WPQ1-l4&feature=youtu.be

1st Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Quentin reads 'I Lost My Tooth in Africa" by Pena Diakite

1st Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Jamaal reads "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera Williams -- Want to watch on YouTube? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weaG6Wqvn8c&feature=youtu.be

2nd Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Rodney reads "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" by Margaree Mitchell 

3rd Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Blair reads "Freedom on the Menu" by Carole Boston Weatherford 

3rd Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Giovanni reads Ruby and the Booker Boys: Trivia Queen, 3rd Grade Supreme by Derrick Barnes

3rd Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Mario reads "If the Shoe Fits" by Gary Soto

4th Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Frank reads Grace For President by Kelly DiPucchio and LeUyen Pham 

4th Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Mario reads, "What if...?", written by him! https://www.amazon.com/What-If-Mario-J-Radford/dp/1480884219

4th Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Christian reads "Looking Like Me" by Walter Dean Myers -- Want to watch on YouTube? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnkI8QChy8&feature=youtu.be

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Mr. Rhoman reads "The Dreamer" by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís -- Want to watch on YouTube? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw99pNKh2Lw&feature=youtu.be

5th Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Daryl reads "I, Matthew Henson" by Carole Weatherford 

5th Grade Reading Level

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Mr. Rufus reads "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

5th Grade Reading Level

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REAL Read goes virtual! Want to view this on YouTube? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdv9Sn3N6G4&feature=youtu.be

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Welcome to the R.E.A.L. Read Podcast by Fayette County Public Schools! R.E.A.L. READ is a program based on a simple idea: Every child needs a mentor, and something meaningful happens when volunteers from our community share their love for reading. Reading mentors inspire our students to build literacy skills. For up to an hour each month for the duration of the school year, volunteers read aloud from engaging fiction that features main characters and plots that demonstrate creative problem-solving and resiliency, and from non-fiction that include biographies of inspirational figures and celebrate inclusion and strong values. After mentors read the book, all of the students receive their own copy to take home to share with their family and friends. For more information, go to: FCPS.net/realread