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Oak Brook fifth-graders take extra focus on reading
Rahan Hussain listens to storyteller Chris Fascione talk during fifth-grade reading night at Brook Forest. | Steve Johnston~for Sun-Times Media
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Updated: April 1, 2013 2:03AM
OAK BROOK — Fifth-graders at Brook Forest Elementary School spent three extra hours in the building afterschool Friday for a special reading program.
Reading, a variety of reading-related activities and a storyteller all were part of Fifth-Grade Reading Night.
“It’s just a way for us to focus on reading,” said Lisa Owen, Brook Forest’s assistant principal, who also is a fifth-grade teacher. “We do some fun activities, and the story teller is great. It’s a way to encourage reading while having fun with activities.”~.
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