Paws & Pages: Kendall Reading Program!

Our Kendall Auto Community Outreach pup, Barketing Manager, and Employee Therapist, Kendall, kicked off her 3rd year of the Kendall Reading Program at John Tuck Elementary! While this marks the third year of the program, Miss Nye’s 1st grade class is Kendall’s very first group at this school. Kendall visits and reads with the students every Friday to support and encourage their reading. While Kendall is not there, the 1st graders have been tasked with completing 50 minutes of at-home reading with their families. During Kendall’s first visit, each student received a plush Kendall buddy, ensuring they have a reading companion when she’s not around. As the children achieve their weekly reading goals, they earn additional prizes and accessories for their reading buddies. So far, the students have received their reading buddies, magical capes to spark their imagination during reading time, and fanny packs to carry their books and school supplies.

Out of all of Kendall’s projects, reading with the kids is her favorite initiative. The Kendall Cares Team partnered with John Tuck Elementary to design a program that not only encouraged the kids to read at home, but allowed them to improve their reading & writing at school every Friday, with Kendall. Over this 6-week program, you can see the progress in their reading as they complete their minutes and earn accessories to put on their very own Kendall reading buddies. Kendall Cares has expanded this program from one class in 2024 to four in 2025, with two more 1st grade classes at John Tuck and one at Crooked River Elementary that will experience this opportunity. We are so proud of the progress the students have already made and can’t wait to see how well they are reading, writing, and expanding their creativity by the end of this school year. The Kendall Cares team would like to thank John Tuck Elementary for inviting us to spend time with their students and curate a learning experience the kids will never forget.