Superkids Reading Program Launched at St. Ethelreda School

In December of 2010, St. Ethelreda School hosted a Superkids teacher in-service as part of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Super School Initiative in partnership with Rowland Reading Foundation, the developer of the highly effective and proven Superkids program. Informal Assessment through the Daily Routine and Its Impact on Instruction was conducted by instructor Pam Peroutky for St. Ethelreda and seven other schools.

The main focus was the implementation of the Superkids Reading Program into the teachers’ daily routine. It shows them “how to do things differently” in respect to teaching reading according to Peroutky. St. Ethelreda's kindergarten through 2nd grade teachers incorporated Superkids into their curriculum at the beginning of the school year.

“I like the way phonics, reading and vocabulary are incorporated into literacy education throughout the program for younger children,” said St. Ethelreda Principal Denise Spells.

The Superkids Reading Program is an engaging and motivating phonics-based reading and language arts program for Pre-K through 2nd grade students. Young readers learn the fundamentals of reading through the whimsical world of Superkids characters. Teaching phonics and language arts within this innovative framework make learning to read fun and exciting.

Superintendent Sister Mary Paul McCaughey is leading the charge to turn Catholic schools into Super Schools. In conjunction with Rowland Reading Foundation’s mission of “teaching young children to read and write,” the Super School initiative will help position Catholic schools as premier centers of primary reading education.

Preparing primary students through the Superkids Reading Program shows how much St. Ethelreda School and the Archdiocese of Chicago care about their students’ future by giving them a solid foundation critical for literacy and leadership success.