Reading With Grizzlies

Blue Edwards is a basketball player. He plays for the Vancouver Grizzlies. Blue is also part of the Grizzlies' new literacy program. Players in the program visit schools. They read to young children. They talk to older students about the importance of learning to read and write.

Blue thinks the program is a good idea. He says schools can do a lot to help children learn to read. But he says it is important for parents to help also. 

Background Information

Many of today's movie and sports stars are involved in charity work. Talk about people in the spotlight that you know of who are active in a charity. Talk about why you think people who make a lot of money and are famous choose to help others.

1. Who does Blue Edwards play for?

2. What 3 things does Blue do as part of a literacy program?

3. What is literacy?

4. Why do you think it's important to have literacy skills?

5. Use the word idea in a sentence.

6. Does Blue think the schools help kids learn to read?

7. Why do you think it's important for parents to help?

8. Why do you think Blue is involved with this program?