Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 5 Dewey L. Carter Elementary School is excited to launch its new Reading Role Models program this month! This program pairs teacher-selected students with an older student, parent volunteer, or community member to read with and discuss the importance of education, making smart choices, and being a good citizen. Our hope is that the Reading Role Models program will enable our students to be successful both in and out of the classroom. Research proves that reading with children improves their imagination and understanding of the world around them. Students also learn important social-emotional skills through reading. By pairing our students with Reading Role Models, we are providing students with the opportunity to learn from an adult who can influence them in a positive way. Our Reading Role Models read with the same students each time they volunteer in order to build a trusting relationship between the two. This program also gives our students one-on-one interaction while reading to increase their confidence. One of Dewey L. Carter’s goals this year is to promote a love of reading school-wide. Reading Role Models helps to accomplish this goal because students are able to interact with volunteers who stress the importance of reading and share their own love of reading with them. “My children at home have always loved to read and I want to help spread that joy to other students at the school. There’s something magical about books, they can take you anywhere you want to go! I want the students I read with to see that,” said one volunteer. “Reading is a lifelong skill that we need to foster in young children as early as possible,” said Wendy Frazier, Principal of Dewey L. Carter Elementary School. “Once students become avid readers, we hope they will maintain their love for reading for their entire lives. We hope to continue this program in the coming years as we strive to continuously meet the needs of our students.”
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