Love of Literacy

Literacy is the foundation for lifelong learning, both in and out of school. We want our scholars to build literacy skills so that they are successful learners, but we also want them to love reading. Not everyone is a natural reader, but everyone can learn to love reading with the right stories.

• Hearing great stories is one way children learn to connect with, and love books. That is why reading to young children is so important. Throughout the year our scholars hear stories in their classrooms and we provide additional ways for them to interact with adults reading stories. Community organizations, such as the Dove Mountain Rotary Club, volunteer their time to read with children throughout the year.
• Through our One School, One book initiative, we pick one fun book to read together as an entire school. All scholars are given a copy of the book and have the choice to read along with chapters recorded by the principal, read the book on their own, or read the book with their families. We get our scholars excited to read the book through the creation of book trailers and weekly morning announcements.
• Love of Reading Week is one of our favorite times of the year. We celebrate reading throughout the week with guest readers, door decorating competitions, spirit days, character parades, book fairs, and lots of time to read good stories.
• Technology allows children to access stories being read aloud on any device. We compile these digital stories in themes each month for our scholars to easily access these great stories anywhere. Additionally, we create our own digital resources to introduce our older scholars to great chapter books through our First Chapter Friday initiative. Each Friday we share videos with our scholars of the first chapter of a new book. If it is something they are interested in, then they have the opportunity to borrow the book.