[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE CASPER MOBILE LITERACY PROGRAM

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
University of North Georgia faculty, students, and community volunteers 
who have been working with Gainesville students to improve their 
reading skills through the Casper Mobile Literacy Program.
  This program was initiated by Dr. Annmarie Jackson, an assistant 
professor of education at the University of North Georgia. Dr. Jackson 
noticed her department had a component focused on reading but lacked a 
component focusing on literacy.
  In the spring of 2018, the program began serving around 30 students 
in kindergarten through fifth grade who attend Riverbend Elementary 
School. Many of the children in the program are reading below their 
grade level and would not be able to attend a literacy clinic or obtain 
a tutor aside from access to the Casper Mobile Literacy Program.
  The program welcomes students after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays 
to receive support in reading and writing. Dr. Jackson and her 
volunteers lead the students through an engagement activity, guided 
reading, vocabulary review, and extension activities related to the 
reading selections.
  I commend Dr. Jackson and the University of North Georgia faculty 
members, students, and community members who volunteer their time each 
week to help the children in our community become stronger readers.

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