Write On With Reading Award

Deadline: Due to Council Presidents by June 1st.
Nomination Form (PDF)

Purpose

As part of making love of reading more visible and to provide a positive view of reading, students, classrooms, and teachers, the California Reading Association recognizes students for their love of reading and their commitment to reading books.

Eligibility

Students in grades K-12 who have written an essay on "Why I Love to Read." Participation is voluntary; the entire class does not have to submit essays. 

Criteria

 A student may submit an essay on "Why I Love to Read." Each essay must be the student's voluntary, individual work. It must reflect the student's actual attitude toward reading. K-2 and 3-5 papers are limited to one page, maximum 250 words, handwritten or typed. Grades 6-8 and 9-12 papers are limited to two pages, maximum 500 words, handwritten or typed. Papers are to be the individual work of the student. Please adhere to the California State Writing Standard for guidance in choosing student work to be submitted. Student work submitted should be in final draft form. "Invented spelling" is acceptable and a teacher explanation of a word or words may accompany the essay on a separate page for clarification purposes for the CRA reader. It is mandatory that each entry needs to have the nomination form attached. No entries will be returned nor will evaluations be provided.

Award

Awards are given in four categories with one overall winner and three additional honorable mentions in each of the following category levels; K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. If there is not a entry or a winner in any category a winner may be selected from any category. The winning essays will be published in The California Reader. Each honorable mention will receive a special certificate (participation certificates are not provided for other entrants by CRA). The overall winners are invited to read their papers at the CRA Literacy Conference California Young Reader Medal reception on October 19th, at 5 p.m. The conference will be held at the McClellan Park Conference Center in McClellan Park, CA.. The travel of the four overall winners to the conference will be supported by the program budget. A press release with the essay will be provided by CRA to the winner’s school district and hometown newspaper.

Procedure

1. The teacher attaches a nomination form to each essay entry and sends it to the CRA by June 1st.

2. The CRA Citations and Awards Committee will read the 

essays and select the winners and honorable mentions. 

3. The winners and honorable mentions and their teachers  

Additional Information

Mail completed Nomination Form to CRA