KEF: Epps Island Kinesthetic Lab
Channel: Klein ISD Education Foundation
Date: 13/02/2017

Epps Island Elementary: “Kinesthetic Reading Lab”
Award: $25,000
Sponsor: Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP
La Toya Wynne, Principal

A kinesthetic reading lab (KRL) will influence the health and literacy development of 3rd through 5th-grade students. Stationary bikes will be attached to desks so that students can bike while they read a variety of books. The KRL layout can be easily modified to support both group and independent reading activities, and the KRL rotation schedule will ensure that each student will have at least 30 minutes of reading/biking time each week. Students will have additional time before and after school through the School KRL Club, and incentives will also allow students to earn additional time in the KRL lab. The lab will assist in developing reading fluency and physical stamina by providing additional opportunities to engage in independent reading activities and embrace a healthy and active lifestyle.