Knicks Visit NYC Students at "Knicks Reading Zones"
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Members of the Knicks All-Star Reading Team visited the "Knicks Reading Zones" at five New York schools on Thursday December 6, as part of the NBA's "Read to Achieve" initiative. Participants included Marcus Camby, actress Michael Michele ("ER"), Charlie Ward, Howard Eisley, the Knicks City Dancers, Knicks Director of Entertainment Marketing Petra Pope as well as other Knicks staffers. The Knicks Reading Zone Program is presented by Barnes & Noble and Verizon Wireless.
At the Reading Zone visit, participants read aloud from December's featured book "Flip and Flop" by Dawn Adderley, and participated in arts and crafts with students.
Click here to see the photo gallery of the Fall 2001 visits.
Travis Knight at C.S. 4 in the Bronx
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At C.S. 4 (the Bronx), P.S. 44 (Staten Island), Beginning With Children (Brooklyn) and P.S. 194 (Manhattan) the players met with students and played Pictionary.
At Allen Christian School in Queens, Felton Spencer along with Knicks All-Star Reading Team members Marie Jackson (Mark's mom) and the Reverend Alfonso Wyatt, Vice President for the Fund for the City of New York, held a read-aloud of November's featured book, "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers.
Students taking advantage of the Knicks Reading Zone at C.S. 4.
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The Knicks Reading Zones provide a fun, safe and interactive space for reading.
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The Phone Line for the Knicks Reading Zones is 1-877-NYK-DUNK. Each month you can listen to a different Knicks player read excerpts from the Knicks Reading Zone featured book of the month. December's book, "Flip and Flop" was read by Marcus Camby. For November, Kurt Thomas read from "Slam!"
November 2001
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
December 2001
Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley
January 2002
I Have A Dream, a Martin Luther King, Jr. speech picture book
February 2002
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles, illustrated by George Ford
March 2002
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Raul Colon
April 2002
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
June 2002
Wings by Christopher Myers
During the 2001-02 season, in conjunction with the NBA's "Read to Achieve" initiative, the Knicks will create "The Knicks Reading Zones" in five elementary schools, one in each borough of New York City. The Knicks Reading Zones will be special designated areas created in either the school library or a classroom that utilize the power and celebrity of the Knicks brand and its players to promote literacy, applaud academic commitment and inspire kids to use their imagination. The Knicks Reading Zones are voluntary, independent reading centers, providing schools with fun, safe, interactive and highly visible spaces to promote reading to their students. The Knicks Reading Zone Program is presented by Barnes & Noble and Verizon Wireless.
