Andrea Blatt

Forked River Elementary School is restructuring its library system to motivate more students to read. Blatt developed the "Fun Reading System" project to mimic a video game format. Students will collect cards as they read a variety of books. The more cards collected, the more incentives students will earn as they advance up levels. A "Life" card will be given when a student reads a biography. A "Companion" card is earned by reading a book about pets or animals. An "Imagination" card is for reading a fiction book, and a "Mad Scientist" card is for reading a science-related book. As students aim to collect cards, they will develop better reading fluency and comprehension skills. After reading 24 books, students will be advanced to the bronze level. The silver level is for students who read at least 60 books and gold level is 96 books. Blatt resides in Lanoka Harbor.