Berkeley County School District's teachers and staff do all sorts of creative lessons and activities every day of the year to get students excited about reading and writing, but Sept. 8 is a particularly special time of year to do it, as it is designated International Literacy Day.
As its name would suggest, the day is all about highlighting the importance of literacy – the ability to read and write.
To help ignite a love for reading, teachers often invite special guests into the classroom to read aloud with the students. In honor of International Literacy Day, Keshia Kelly’s third grade class at Berkeley Elementary received such a guest: Superintendent Dr. Anthony Dixon swung to read “Double Trouble in Walla Walla,” a children’s book about a girl named Lulu who starts speaking in hyphenated, nonsensical words. The book celebrates language and wordplay, and is known to be funny to read aloud.
Dixon said good readers practice the skill daily.
“If we can help make a story engaging and interesting, we can get students excited about getting their hands on developmentally-appropriate books, and building confidence in their literacy skills,” Dixon said.
This is part of a larger post about International Literacy Day on the district website; click HERE to read more.
