A.H.A.V.A.'s Readathon 2023

When I made Aliyah 40+ years ago, I entered my first Israeli classroom as an English teacher. I discovered how difficult it is for children to learn to read English. This is still true today. Despite many efforts, children simply do not have enough time devoted to reading nor access to English books. A.H.A.V.A. has the solution! A project that excites, encourages, and rewards students to read intensively at their level in English for 5 continuous weeks! The rules are simple enough: the more pages read – the more prizes earned! Every grade has four reading levels. As a participant reaches a higher level, he/she earns more prizes. This is our 18th Readathon! Our experience teaches us that children gain one or two reading levels (and sometimes more!) in the mere 5 weeks of the Readathon! This edge can change a weak reader into a successful reader or a good reader into an excellent one. Children learn to love reading, improve their English and have fun earning prizes… What's the catch? There is no catch. We are here solely to encourage Israeli children to read. We ask for a one time registration donation fee that helps us to cover some of our costs. And if you feel appreciative of what we do you can donate again, or ask friends & relatives to celebrate your child's efforts by making a donation to A.H.A.V.A. Or to buy tickets for our raffle at the Awards Ceremony that helps us finance this project. But really the only thing you must do is pay the registration fee, and encourage your child to read. Period.