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Lindsay Fletcherlfletcherourladyofvictoryschool.orgLibrary Teacher
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Ms. Fletcher's Weekly Newsletter
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Meet the Teacher
My name is Lindsay Fletcher. I hold a Master's in Elementary Education and previously I was a classroom teacher in Pre-K and First Grade. I am passionate about inspiring a love of reading in students. It brings me pure joy to see students get excited about books. I believe the library should be a place of wonder and exploration and strive to have students feel welcome in this space.
I begin most classes with a read-aloud followed by an activity to build on comprehension skills and a
deeper understanding of the book. We then move into book check out where students are free to explore and choose books that they want to bring home.In my spare time, I enjoy doing yoga, cooking, and playing with my children.Benefits of reading aloud to your child:- Helps cultivate active listening skills. This is a very important skill that will help a child’s ability to learn well in group environments and within the family unit. As an active listener, your child will be ready to excel in school and in the world as a professional.
- Improves visual memory. This is a wonderful way for children to develop vivid imaginations which also helps develop visualization in the mind. With the overuse of electronic devices, many children have lost the ability to think for themselves and their imaginations are not as vivid as they once were. Reading aloud to your children helps to cultivate the invaluable resource of imaginative thinking!
- Gives our children a head start on language skills. Children who are read to on a daily basis are more likely to develop strong language skills and early cognitive skills.
- Helps develop strong literacy skills. According to the National Research Council, studies show that children who are read to often perform better in reading and writing in our public schools.
- Sets our children up for future academic success. A study done by the National Research Council showed that there is considerable evidence of a relationship between reading regularly to a child and their future academic achievement in every area of the school (National Research Council, 2009).
- Improves your child’s overall confidence. Because you are bonding with your child when reading to them, this gives them better overall confidence because they are secure in their relationship with you. In addition to your child feeling safe and connected to you, they also gain great confidence in reading aloud themselves.
- Can help reduce screen time. When children are read to on a daily basis they are less likely to choose to be on an electronic device, therefore reducing overall screen time.
- Will likely become avid readers. Children who are read to on a daily basis are more likely to pick up the habit of reading than those who are not read to.
While no two children are alike, the reasons above have been cited in various studies to have had these effects on children who were read to regardless of their socioeconomic demographic. So one thing is very clear – reading aloud to our children every day is beneficial. -
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