The Forest of Reading
What is The Forest of Reading?
What is The Forest of Reading?
The Forest of Reading® is Canada's largest recreational reading program! This initiative of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) offers seven reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. The Forest helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their School and/or Public Library. All Canadians are invited to participate via their local public library, school library, or individually. http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/About_the_Forest/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/About_the_Forest.aspx?hkey=1eb8d37c-613b-4111-a940-d1eee01979ed
Goals of the Forest of Reading
Goals of the Forest of Reading
- Love of reading: Create a meaningful experience for your readers and create exciting opportunities for reluctant readers to create lifelong readers.
- A proven head start: The results are in! Children who read for fun have higher literacy scores, have more success in science and math, and are more socially and civically engaged (Reading for Joy, P4E, 2011).
- Libraries at centre stage: With fun activities, prizes and more, the Forest of Reading puts libraries at the heart of the action!
- Reading Canadian: Help support and celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators by taking advantage of the Forest’s curated, all-Canadian reading lists for all ages and levels.
What happens at The Forest of Reading?
What happens at The Forest of Reading?
Red Maple and Silver Birch and En français
Red Maple and Silver Birch and En français
- Grades 4 to 8 sign up for the club via Google Classroom
- Participants (including staff) read as many books at they can from November to April
- We discuss the books in person at our meetings, on our Google classroom and connect with authors via social media and virtual visits
Blue Spruce
Blue Spruce
- Kindergarten to Grade 3 students will participate with the classroom teacher in reading the selected picture books and exploring the inquiry boxes in their own classrooms
When is The Forest of Reading book club for Grades 4 to 8?
When is The Forest of Reading book club for Grades 4 to 8?
- Tuesdays
- 1st Nutrition Break
- Please bring your lunch
Do I need to come to EVERY meeting?
Do I need to come to EVERY meeting?
- No - once you have signed up and learned a bit about the program and the books you come when you are available
- We do ask that you contribute to the Google Classroom and read as many books as you can
How do I sign up?
How do I sign up?
Sign up information will be available in late October 2019.