READ Challenge
Read.
Fourth-grade students are encouraged to engage in independent reading through out-of-class reading, in-class self-selected reading, and/or in-class silent-sustained reading. Reading may include the use of books, eBooks, newspapers, magazines, comics, and other forms of text.
Connect.
Wake Forest student ambassadors are encouraged to meet with fourth-grade students throughout the fall semester to foster a community of readers.
Reward.
Participants track the minutes they are reading to become eligible to win exclusive Wake Forest prizes, including bookmarks, folders, posters, wristbands, sunglasses, rulers, and t-shirts. Students track their reading using a digital tracking sheet.
Since the program was rebranded in the fall of 2019, a total of 5,277 fourth graders from elementary schools across Forsyth County have participated in the Skip Prosser READ Challenge. In 2024/2025, a total of 926 fourth graders from 20 elementary schools participated with 530 fourth-graders reaching the Champion level by reading at least 2000 minutes.
Participating Schools in 2024-2025
- Ashley Academy
- Bolton Elementary
- Brunson Elementary
- Cash Elementary
- Clemmons Elementary
- Gibson Elementary
- Griffith Elementary
- Kernersville Elementary
- Kimberley Park Elementary
- Meadowlark Elementary
- Morgan Elementary
- North Hills Elementary
- Old Richmond Elementary
- Sedge Garden Elementary
- Sherwood Forest Elementary
- Smith Farm Elementary
- Speas Global Elementary
- The Downtown School
- Union Cross Elementary
- Whitaker Elementary