North Middletown had a fun, game themed literacy night. It was filled with a bunch of minute- to- win- it games, along with a book fair, food and the FRYSC provided food for our families. The kids also played some bingo and Twister. It turned out to be a very fun and successful night with the children and families.
Bourbon County Preschool Head Start program dedicates the entire month of March to reading by celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and participating in Read Across America. We all know that Dr. Seuss’ books engage children with their silly rhymes and imaginative stories, but Dr. Seuss’s books are also known to include themes of diversity and cultural awareness. As part of this month-long celebration, we invite former students, community members, parents, school personnel and others to come read their favorite books to our preschool students. We also have a ‘March Read Along’ where parents and their children fill out a daily reading log for books they have read together. The classrooms that have the most ‘Reading Points’ are presented books for each child to take home, donated and presented by the Children’s Librarian Debbie Horn from our very own Paris Bourbon County Library. Our ultimate goal is to educate parents on the importance of reading and its benefits, while hopefully creating lifelong readers in our children! Reading is a very important thing to learn at a young age. Reading can help kids with many challenges. Books are filled with amazing adventures and fun characters.
Reading proficiency increases when books, magazines and newspapers are present in the home. Reading just 10 minutes a day increases skills and knowledge, so if we can motivate our students to read, we are helping them to help themselves with their education. Literacy is important because students that can’t read effectively fail to grasp important concepts, score poorly on tests and ultimately, fail to meet educational milestones. Literacy skills allow students to seek out information, explore subjects in-depth and gain a deeper understanding of the world around them. Teaching literacy to students means that they are given the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and form the foundation of modern life. When they can not read well, they become discouraged and frustrated by school, which can result in high school dropouts, poor performance on standardized tests, increased truancy and other negative reactions, all of which can have major and long-lasting repercussions. By teaching students to love reading, you help create engaged students who love learning.
