Virginia State Literacy Association Shenandoah Valley chapter
The Virginia State Literacy Association Shenandoah Valley Chapter serves Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista, Covington, Harrisonburg, Highland, Lexington, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, & Waynesboro School Districts.
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serving our community
There are so many great resources for literacy instruction at home and at school.
This site was created to help organize and highlight some of the best practices in improving literacy skills for children, parents, and teachers. Keep checking back--it gets updated monthly. Enjoy!
Local Projects
These photographs are from recent Habitat for Humanity projects where we were able to donate bookshelves and books to these families because of the help of our wonderful members and volunteers. Thank you!
Young Authors Are Celebrated
March 2023
Sue Fliess helped children in the Shenandoah Valley shine as writers in March of 2023. Sue Fliess is the author of dozens of children's books including the Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies series, Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket, Goldilocks and the Three Engineers, the Kid Scientist series.
This celebration includes Augusta County, Bath County, Highland County, Waynesboro City, Staunton City, Harrisonburg City, and Rockingham County School Districts.
Tracy Hough- Nasaruni Academy, Narok Kenya
High School Girls from Nasaruni, Narok, Kenya
Nasaruni Academy, Narok Kenya
is one of our international projects. This is a girls' school in Kenya. It is a privately funded school and its mission is to educate Maasai girls and keep them from early and forced marriages. This school gives hope for a future to many Maasai girls in Kenya. Members and volunteers have helped by donating books to their library, and more recently, donating money to help build a high school!
If you would like to support our International Literacy Efforts, please consider donating to Nasaruni Academy.
Building New Partnerships in Kenya
A new school in Kenya, Olbolet Academy that serves Maasai Children in grades Preschool to grade 6 would like us to help them build a permanent stone library. We can build a new library structure for $8,000. Sadly, they only have textbooks for their children to use and are desperate to create a learning place for their children to enjoy high-quality books.
If you are interested in supporting this cause, please contact Tracy Hough to make your tax-free donation. houghtracylee@gmail.com
Pictures from Olbolet Siana Hills Academy in Kenya
At the top- The Primary School, 4th grade teacher and children (Middle), Preschool children (Bottom). Look at those faces- so eager to learn!
