{"id":425,"date":"2013-04-11T18:27:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=425"},"modified":"2013-04-15T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T15:07:42","slug":"a-closer-look-luxfords-big-book-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/a-closer-look-luxfords-big-book-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look: Luxford\u2019s big book giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine walking into your neighborhood bookstore.\u00a0 You stroll down the aisle, stopping to peruse the names of authors and titles, looking for that one perfect book \u2014 the one that catapults you into a different world, time or place. Then, your eye spots it: the book that will become your companion for the next few weeks; the one that you will keep with you until that last page has been flipped.<\/p>\n

You gingerly pull the book away from the others, opening the cover to release that new ink and paper smell. You take your find up to the register so you can check out and begin your literary journey as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

But, as you reach for your wallet, the cashier tells you there is no charge today.<\/p>\n

This book is yours for the taking.<\/p>\n

That is exactly what happened to students at Luxford Elementary this year.<\/p>\n

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All students at Louise Luxford Elementary.like kindergartners Grace DeGrave, left,and Ava Anderson, recently chose free books to add to their home library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The school held a book giveaway, where students got to review a list of biographies ranging from Albert Einstein to Taylor Swift, then pick out their own book to take home and add to their personal library completely free of charge.<\/p>\n

This giveaway was just one in a series of activities designed to make reading more accessible and more impactful for students, said principal Joanne D\u2019Agostino.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving books away is not new for us,\u201d D\u2019Agostino said.<\/p>\n

It began with a series of parent workshops to help parents broaden their understanding of their child\u2019s curriculum. When parents came, students and parents would get gifts \u2013 reading books, activity books and pencils \u00a0\u00a0to name a few.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the school would put together Summer Learning Packets\u2014 complete with books for students\u2014 as well as packets for winter and spring break to help reinforce learning while not in school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to give them something good and quality to do,\u201d D\u2019Agostino said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s involving parents and children and trying to be very purposeful about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In lieu of just another giveaway though, staff wanted to do something to give the students ownership of their reading: let them choose what books they want to read.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is a dedicated effort to get the right book into their hands,\u201d D\u2019Agostino said. \u201c(Giving students) the choice and the good literature is going to build momentum \u2013 it all complements each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The giveaway proved to be a huge success, D\u2019Agostino said. Students were thrilled to be able to get their book (and were even able to pick out additional books that were left over from previous orders), and were eager to read them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing better for a kid to do than to read,\u201d D\u2019Agostino said. \u201cFor us to put books in kids\u2019 hands is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0This is a closer look at literacy efforts throughout the school division.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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