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Anthony Calhoun encourages third-graders to read at IUPUI game

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 24-Hour News 8’s Anthony Calhoun on Friday encouraged kids to read by hosting a free-throw contest at the IUPUI-Wright State men’s basketball game.

About 3,000 third-graders from Pike Township, Warren Township and Indianapolis Public Schools were there.

IUPUI won over Wright State 66-56 in the afternoon game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Watch the video to see who else was there and to learn the finalist in the I Love to Read program.

Now in its 28th year, WISH-TV’s I Love to Read Challenge is designed to encourage a love of reading in 3rd graders, at a time when students are developmentally adapting from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”

The bracket-style elimination challenge encourages friendly competition among classrooms with a focus on both personal effort and collaborative achievement.