Kids who read succeed

Why is reading important?	Increasing reading achievement - what does it take?	The Book Whisperer
How do school libraries and teacher/ librarians help kids succeed?		Lessons from Oprah, Harry, and the Internet from Chapter 8 of The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
What can parents do?	Why should principals support school libraries?	What can the community do?

Rhode Island Standards for Reading specify that all students need to :

Read Widely and Extensively (R-14)
Read for Research Across Content Areas (R-15)
Participate in a Literate Community (R-17)
What better place to accomplish these than in a library?

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Last updated: September 11, 2009.