Creating a love of reading begins at home..

Finding cozy nooks, quiet spots, and books that "hook" us leads to the essential daily time spent each day reading, which results in stronger reading selves.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. 

—Kate DiCamillo

Research supports that our students GROW as readers from more reading, and what better way to entice our small learners than with a variety of interesting books!

“Students who read a lot score better on every imaginable test—the NAEP, the SAT,and the ACT. One of the best ways of doing this is to allow students to read habitually,and in ways that literate people the world over read. . . .Watch your strong readers. What is one factor they all have in common? They read a lot” (Calkins, et al., 2012).

The U.S. Dept. of Education (2005) maintains that avid, independent reading is a widely

recognized precursor to:

» Better skills acquisition

» Superior grades

» Desirable life related to income, profession, employment, and other attributes