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Phanatic About Reading program enrolls nearly 100,000 area students!

The Phillie Phanatic is the star of five children's books and as a result has helped turn his love of reading into the exciting Be a Phanatic About Reading literacy program for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Created to encourage children to improve their literacy skills by reading for a minimum of 15 minutes a day, the program, which is presented by Verizon, currently has nearly 100,000 children enrolled already this school year!

Program Structure

The program is divided into two levels: one for children in grades K through 3 and the other for grades 4 through 8. Children will be asked to spend a minimum of 15 minutes a day reading whatever book they select. Younger children will be given Phanatic coloring sheets to color in once they have attained their goal while older children will be asked to record the book they read and write a few sentences on their favorite part of the book. The Phillie Phanatic will make a special visit to the top performing schools. To qualify for a Phanatic visit, children will report their progress to their teachers who in turn will tell the Phillies how the children have done in their reading endeavors. From that progress report, schools will be selected for a school visit.

Upon registration classrooms receive:
  • Rules of the Be a Phanatic About Reading Program
  • Be a Phanatic About Reading Bookmarks
  • Coloring sheets for the younger children, writing sheets for the older children
  • Evaluation form for the teacher
  • Most Improved and Most Outstanding Reader nomination forms
  • A favorite book nomination form for all students

This year the Be a Phanatic About Reading program is going to be better than ever and the Phanatic does not want you or your students to miss out on the fun. For information on how to register, e-mail fandev@phillies.com or call 215.463.1000.

Your classroom could win a special visit from the Phillie Phanatic

Classrooms have the opportunity to win a special visit from the Phillie Phanatic.

To qualify for a Phanatic visit, children will report their progress to their teachers who in turn will tell the Phillies how the children have done in their reading endeavors. From that progress report, the top performing classrooms/schools will be selected for a Phanatic visit. Visits will be scheduled between January and May.


Be a Phanatic About Reading Literacy Night

The Phanatic loves to honor children dedicated to reading and we will again hold a special Be a Phanatic About Reading Literacy Night during the Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park at a to be determined Phillies game.

Be a Phanatic About Reading will feature a special pregame ceremony honoring the ten Most Improved and ten Most Outstanding Readers selected from teacher nominations. All students and teachers participating in the Be a Phanatic About Reading program will receive a special ticket offer.



Teacher Testimonials

This program has been terrific for reluctant readers. It has been especially rewarding for students that were not motivated readers. It has been rewarding to watch these young readers become more fluent readers.

I used the reading program as an incentive to motivate my students to read. The program was just, simply, fun! Everyone loves the Phanatic and anything to do with him.

I have used the program since September. My students have actively kept the reading log to show their reading. Thank you very much. I will look forward to doing this awesome program again next year.

I would like to commend you and the Phillies organization for taking part in such an important area of student development. As a Reading Specialist, I am thrilled to see organizations that kids so passionately care for,develop programs to encourage the whole child! I am equally as impressed with the knowledge of reading research that is included in your letter.

Thank you for providing my class with this opportunity. They are really enjoying the challenge. I am proud to see that I am seeing many of my students showing a greater interest in reading.

Participating School Districts

Don't see your School District? Enroll your school and your district will be added to the list!

  • Abington
  • Allentown
  • Allentown City
  • Allentown Diocese
  • Appoquinimink
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  • Atlantic City
  • Avon Grove
  • Bangor
  • Barnegat Township
  • Barrington
  • Bensalem Township
  • Berks County
  • Berlin Borough
  • Bethlehem Township
  • Bethlehem Area
  • Blue Mountain
  • Boyertown Area
  • Brandywine
  • Brandywine Heights Area
  • Bridgeton
  • Bristol Township
  • Brooklawn
  • Burlington City
  • Burlington Township
  • Caesar Rodney
  • Camden City
  • Camp Hill
  • Catasauqua
  • Centennial
  • Central Bucks
  • Central Dauphin
  • Central Region
  • Chadds Ford/Unionville
  • Chambersburg
  • Charter
  • Cheltenham
  • Cherry Hill
  • Chester
  • Chester Upland
  • Chichester
  • Christina
  • Cinnaminson
  • Clementon
  • Coatesville Area
  • Cocalico
  • Collingswood
  • Colonial
  • Conrad Weiser
  • Cornwall-Lebanon
  • Council Rock
  • Crestwood
  • Daniel Boone
  • Deerfield Township
  • Delran Township
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Diocese of Camden
  • Diocese of Harrisburg
  • Diocese of Scranton
  • Diocese of Trenton
  • Diocese of Wilmington
  • Downingtown Area
  • East Greenwich
  • East Penn
  • Eastampton Township
  • Eastern Lebanon County
  • Easton Area
  • Edgewater Park
  • Egg Harbor Township
  • Elizabethtown Area
  • Elsinboro Township
  • Evesham Township
  • Ewing
  • Exeter Township
  • Fleetwood
  • Florence Township
  • Folsom
  • Franklin Township
  • Galloway Township
  • Garnet Valley
  • Gateway Regional
  • Glassboro
  • Gloucester City
  • Gloucester County Special Services
  • Gloucester Township
  • Governor Mifflin
  • Great Valley
  • Greenwich Township
  • Haddon Township
  • Hamilton Township
  • Hammonton
  • Harrison Township
  • Hatboro-Horsham
  • Haverford Township
  • Hazleton Area
  • Hempfield
  • Hopewell Valley Regional
  • Horsham
  • Interboro
  • Jenkintown
  • Keystone Central
  • Kutztown
  • Lacey Township
  • Lakeland
  • Lampeter-Strasburg
  • Lancaster
  • Laurel Springs
  • Lawrence
  • Lawrence Township
  • Lawrenceville
  • Lehighton Area
  • Little Egg Harbor Township
  • Lower Merion
  • Lower Moreland Township
  • Lumberton
  • Magnolia
  • Mahanoy Area
  • Manheim Central
  • Manheim Township
  • Mansfield Township
  • Mantua Township
  • Maple Shade
  • Marple Newtown
  • Medford Township
  • Medford Lakes
  • Methacton
  • Midd-West School District
  • Middle Township
  • Midland
  • Monroe Township
  • Moorestown
  • Morrisville
  • Mount Carmel Area
  • Mount Holly Township
  • Mount Laurel
  • Muhlenberg
  • National Park
  • Neshaminy
  • New Brunswick
  • New Castle
  • New Providence
  • Norhtwestern Lehigh
  • Norristown Area
  • North Penn
  • North Schuylkill
  • Northampton Area
  • Northwestern Lehigh
  • Oaklyn
  • Octorara Area
  • Owen J. Roberts
  • Oxford Area
  • Palmyra
  • Paulsboro
  • Pemberton Township
  • Pen Argyl Area
  • Penn Manor
  • Pennridge
  • Penns Grove-Carneys Point
  • Pennsauken
  • Pennsbury
  • Pennsville
  • Perkiomen Valley
  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia Charter
  • Philadelphia Private
  • Phoenixville Area
  • Pine Hill
  • Pine Grove Area
  • Pitman
  • Pittsgrove
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Pottsgrove
  • Quakertown Community
  • Radnor
  • Reading
  • Red Clay Consolidated
  • Ridley
  • Riverton
  • Rose Tree Media
  • Runnemede
  • Saint Clair Area
  • Salem
  • Salem City
  • Salisbury
  • Schuylkill Haven Area
  • Schuylkill Valley
  • Scranton
  • Selinsgrove Area
  • Shamokin
  • Shikellamy
  • Smyrna
  • Somerdale
  • Souderton
  • Southeast Delco
  • Southern Area
  • Southern Columbia Area
  • Southern Lehigh
  • Spring Grove Area
  • Springfield
  • Spring-Ford Area
  • Stafford Township
  • State College Area
  • Stroudsburg Area
  • Swedesboro-Woolwich
  • Tredyffrin-Easttown
  • Trenton Public
  • Tulpehocken Area
  • Twin Valley
  • Unionville Chadds Ford
  • Upper Darby
  • Upper Deerfield Township
  • Upper Dublin
  • Upper Merion Area
  • Upper Moreland
  • Upper Perkiomen
  • Vineland
  • Voorhees Township
  • Wallingford Swarthmore
  • Washington Township
  • Waterford
  • Wenonah
  • West Chester Area
  • West Deptford Township
  • White Clay
  • Wilkes Barre Area
  • William Penn
  • Willingboro
  • Wilson Area
  • Winslow Township
  • Wissahickon
  • Woodbury Heights
  • Woodlynne
  • Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional
  • Wyoming Valley West
  • Wyomissing Area
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