Reading is a Window to the World…Where is

your happily ever after?

Digital Advocacy Story ScriptGarra Ballinger

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If you were asked, “What have you read

lately?” could you answer the question?

Once Upon a Time a child learned to

read.Image of child reading with parent

Image of child reading with teacher

With continued support from the librarian the child found

their happily ever after.Image of child reading alone.

As a lifelong learning skill

READINGgoes beyond decoding

and comprehension.Reading is the foundation for all learning.

The library serves as a bridge to information.

Images of student products using books related to science, math, writing, etc.

Text on Images of Students with books and

projectsWe read to learn Math!

We read to explore the Past!We read to integrate subject areas.

"Reading makes all other learning possible.

We have to get books into our children's

hands early and often.“ President Barack

Obama

The Children’s Reading Foundation states, “Our first academic responsibility is to teach reading. Why?Up through third grade children learn to read. After third grade children read to learn.”

The library is a

learning communityA Welcoming place…Where we Read to Learn!

Images of library set up.

reading is FUN@!We read to build new understandings!*I Love it When-Image of Splat the Cat writingWe read to have fun!*When I am 100 years old-Image of 100th Day of School writing

The library hostsPrograms that

Promote ReadingBook Club Literature Extensions-The Lemonade WarBook Fairs to get Books in kids hands!Book Programs to promote reading exploration-Texas Bluebonnet Logo

Image of Lemonade Stands for Lemonade War Image of Book FairImage of Bluebonnet Reading Party

Reading is the foundation for all learning…Oh the Places

you can go when you…

Happily ever after is out there…

Waiting to be discovered!

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Quotes

Images

Book Covers

MusicFrom the copyright free Animoto Gallery

Coquetry-McKenzie Stubbert