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PRINCE GEORGE – Education Minister Shirley Bond celebrated National School Library Day Oct. 27 by taking part in the Drop Everything and Read challenge, issued by the B.C. Teacher-Librarians’ Association.
“Our family loves to read and has always made it a priority. I am happy to ‘drop everything and read’ to celebrate national school library day,” said Bond. “I have also invited my colleagues around the province to do the same thing.”
B.C.’s teacher-librarians
challenged everyone in the province to Drop Everything and Read for 20 minutes
at 11 a.m. today. The event began last year in
“It’s about encouraging young people to read and value literacy,” said Karen Lindsay, vice-president of the B.C. Teacher-Librarians’ Association. “Studies clearly show that daily silent reading improves vocabulary, spelling, comprehension and much more.”
“It is also important to say thank you to teacher-librarians and other educators who work so hard to ensure our students develop a love of reading and excellent literacy skills,” said Bond.
Since 2001, government has invested more than $145 million in new literacy initiatives, including pre-literacy and early learning programs, such as $12 million to operate the kindergarten readiness program Ready, Set, Learn and $2.7 million for the ActNow Literacy Education Activity and Play (LEAP BC) program that encourages literacy, physical activity and healthy eating in preschool-aged children.
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