The Hall Monitor

The Elmsford school district is revamping its cable television program, turning it into a story-hour type of show.

The focus of the half-hour “Spotlight on Elmsford Schools” will shift from providing general information about district schools to a reading program, developed to help improve literacy among elementary students.

Tune into Greenburgh Access TV and you’ll see district officials reading some popular children’s books. In the current program, Wayne Harders, principal of Alice E. Grady and Carl L. Dixson Elementary Schools (holding the book in the picture to the right), reads “Shortcut” by Donald Crews, “Puff the Magic Dragon” by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton and “Roller Coaster” by Marla Frazee.

Lauren Scott, president of Elmsford’s Parent Teacher Association, reads “Miss Nelson is Missing” by Harry Allard and “Way Out West Lives A Coyote Named Frank” by Jillian Lund. Peter Giarrizzo, district clerk, reads “Oh The Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss.

If your child’s favorite book is on that list or if you want to see what new books they’re featuring, you can tune into channel 75 every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and channel 76 at 7;30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

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