Second Lady Usha Vance Expands National Summer Reading Challenge for K-8 Students
Second lady Usha Vance expands her summer reading program nationwide with school and library partnerships. Participants who read 12 books can win a White House visit.
nbcnews.comUsha Vance, the second lady of the United States, is expanding her summer reading challenge to a national rollout for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. gov/read. Mrs.
Vance described the effort in an exclusive interview with ABC’s Linsey Davis. “It is the second one. Last year it was an idea that we had really at the last minute as we were thinking about ways to enhance childhood literacy and get kids reading over the summer and sort of stave off some of the summer learning loss that traditionally happens every year,” she said.
This year the challenge includes partnerships with schools, libraries and other institutions across the country. “This year we're having a big rollout all over the country,” Mrs. Vance said. Children who submit logs will receive a certificate.
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M. ET on ABC News Live Prime. Mrs. Vance also announced she is pregnant with her fourth child.
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