Starfish Book Club

Brill Garrett has spearheaded the efforts to establish and run the Jason Garrett Starfish Charities Book Club and Reading Program at Gabe Allen Elementary School in West Dallas. Depending on the grade level, the students read either picture books or chapter books and were guided in weekly discussions by our volunteer readers. Incentive programs complete with pizza parties and awards ceremonies inspired the students to dive in and embrace reading. 

The positive results were dramatic as their test scores and reading levels improved substantially. As with most of our activities, the adult volunteers benefited as much as the students.