On January 26th, it was Family Literacy Day in Foothills School Division. At McLaren, we have had the tradition of beginning our day with our annual “Rise and Read”. Parents, family members and friends are invited to stay for the first half hour of the day to read with their children. As you wander around in the school, all the available tables, chairs, nooks and crannies are filled with children reading to adults and adults reading to children. We also incorporated a special dress up day into the Family Literacy celebrations. Students and staff were encouraged to come dressed as “Your Favourite Literary Character”. From Anne of Green Gables to Laura Ingalls, from Cinderella to Harry Potter, many students participated in the chance to dress up and have some fun with a favourite book.
Family Literacy Day highlights the importance of reading for children, not only learning to read but the continuation of reading as one grows older and the sharing of reading with regular, on-going occasions for story times or bed time stories. Often, in this day and age, reading is missed as families turn to digital technology for entertaining kids. However, reading will continue to be an important skill for children to develop as they go through the grades. Research has shown that students who read for fifteen minutes each day improve in all areas of their school work. Keep on reading to keep on learning!
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