Welcome
Dear Educator,
Being the youngest in a busy family, I often used reading books as a vehicle to experience the world by transporting my imagination to faraway places. It was then that I developed an appreciation for books and how the stories helped me to visualize what my future would be like when I was older. And, I can honestly say that I have traveled to cities and countries as an adult that
I imagined visiting while I was reading about them as a child. More importantly, I saw books in my house because both of my parents were in professions where they were reading all the time, in preparation for a sermon, for a case report, or just reading the newspaper. Thankfully, because of my imagination, which was fueled by a love of reading, my career and life goals were set and eventually realized. The Byron V. Garrett Life and Literacy Skills Library will inspire our students to read with greatness and success in mind. As educators of today’s young minds, you are invited to join me on this journey of empowering your students with literacy that gives them access right now to a world they can only visualize with their imaginations. For students, the texts and supports in this library will help them recognize the skills that serve people well throughout their lives and launch their futures, unlocking their minds to think of where they could be and what they can become. They will see and read books in the classroom and then be able to take a book home to read with their family/caregivers. It is essential to students' achievement that we engage family/caregivers so that reading becomes a consistent part of their daily routine.
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