@cantbuymelove99: Do any of you genXers remember something called SRA in grammar School? You had to get through all the colors I think. Was this a thing? Or am I dreaming this?

FrostyGirl :

Boomer here and I so loved the SRA reading cards!!! ♥️

KathiQ :

SRA Reading Cards is what I think we called them.

Dana Wright :

How about the..Presidential Fitness Program?

JKA0613 :

Yes and we still had them when I started teaching in the late nineties. It was kind of shocking that they were still around 20 years after I used them as a child.

carmelabythesea :

Yes! We had boxes on shelves with the different colors. We also had quick read books that came with questions to answer afterwards for reading comprehension

Mel~Tok~Chaos :

No but I remember the letter people!

jerzee23 :

loved this!!

genad :

It’s still used in some schools

user8667210239103 :

It was THE thing!

bluejeanlady20 :

Yes, I loved the cards. I was a voracious reader. But now looking back, anyone who struggled must have been devastated because everyone knew what color cards you were reading.

🌷flower power🌷 :

Gen X LOVED LOVED SRA cards. I ended up becoming an English teacher.

jules71 :

It’s how I know Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin! I think it was an orange card. Where’s my gold star?

Elsie Cerrone :

Yes!!! Black was the highest reading level!!!!

Tammy Milligan Minni :

My dad was in the military and we moved often. I remember being royally pissed when we moved the new school didn’t have SRA! I’m still a little salty about it

lil Al’s gal :

I clearly remember them & it was a challenge to myself to get through them as fast as possible.

☘️6277🐘 :

I loved SRAs. I got into trouble because I read every card at every level but ignored the comprehension quizzes. SRA introduced me to authors such as Jack London, EB White, Helen Keller, John F Kennedy, Walt Whitman, etc. I couldn't get enough. My love of reading multiple genres was fueled by those snippets of stories from SRA.

Castiron&Cashmere :

1970 GenX here. Had my son is 2003 and purchased whole SRA reading system off eBay. He was reading by the time he went to Kindergarten.

C AK :

I devoured those!!!!!! Loved SRA!!! You are not dreaming. 🥰🥰🥰

Melissa Flint :

I did not have the SRA experience and now I am feeling like I missed out...

Maureen McGarrski :

I loved SRA. It was the reward for finishing your work early. Reading was a treat! As an adult I read about 5 books a week, which includes audible books. SRA is how it started. I also am an incredibly fast reader.

pumpuy714 :

ElizabethGrace :

Generation Jones here / it was actually a good educational tool for reading and word comprehension

laura :

Yes! I remember SRA cards in the 70’s! I was in advanced reading & finished them fast. Then I got to just sit & read my library books! 🥰🙏❤️

Imjuscarol :

I loved SRA. Made it through the whole box.

Dr. Dragon :

I LOVED SRA!!! I also was an English teacher for 30 years.