The purpose of the Nashville Sounds Reading Club program is to tie children's natural affection for baseball to the bigger goal of promoting literacy and encouraging a lifelong love for reading.

The program supports area schools in their ongoing endeavor to build strong readers by creating exciting incentives and rewards for children who continue to read more throughout the year.

The program is based on reaching bases on a baseball diamond with home plate the final goal. Individual schools and/or teachers will decide what it takes to reach each base. Suggested guidelines may focus on number of books read, number of pages read or number of newspaper articles read.

Students will earn incentives for each base reached, including a FREE TICKET TO A NASHVILLE SOUNDS BASEBALL GAME!

Members of the Sounds Reading Club who attend a game with their group will also participate in a pre-game parade acknowledging their achievements.

Since the inception of the Nashville Sounds Reading Club in 1998, over 1 million schoolchildren have benefitted from participation in the educational program (1,018,488 students).

In 2010, the Reading Club program has 87,177 participants from 308 area schools.

Comment from Elizabeth Hicks, Cedar Grove Elementary
Cedar Grove Elementary has had the privilege of participating in the Nashville Sounds Reading Program for more than 5 years. We have seen the program grow and improve every year. They are truly committed to inspiring children to read and rewarding them for their efforts. As the school librarian, I highly value this program!
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