Raising a Reader
In January of 2022, we kicked of the Raising a Reader Program.
When families are involved with reading to their children, academic achievement improves. With Raising a Reader, we send a bag full of books home each week for our preschool children to read with their loved ones. This helps children develop literacy skills, and inspires a lifelong love of reading!

The Importance of Daily Reading Cannot Be Understated
Students who read for just 20 minutes a day outside of school experience a number of benefits:
Building Empathy – By encountering characters from many different backgrounds and circumstances, children develop a higher level of understanding of other people’s thoughts and emotions.
Sharpening Reading Comprehension – Reading from different texts and genres helps students sharpen their comprehension skills.
Developing Writing Skills – Reading regularly helps students internalize grammatical and syntax patterns, understand use of writing devices, and learn more challenging vocabulary that elevates their writing.
Scoring Higher on Standardized Tests – Students who read daily score, on average, in the 90th percentile on tests such as the SAT.
Minutes of Daily Reading | Exposure to Words a Year | Placement on Reading Tests |
---|---|---|
1.3 | 106,000 | 30th Percentile |
6.5 | 423,000 | 60th Percentile |
14.2 | 1,146,000 | 80th Percentile |
21.1 | 1,823,000 | 90th Percentile |
65 | 48,358,000 | 98th Percentile |
*The information in the table comes from Scholastic.
Read Along At Home!
Our awesome teachers have created some read-aloud videos that you can watch with your child! Click on each video to watch together!
 *We do not own the rights to the featured stories.