Impact Report
The books helped fill our new library. We had an almost empty library that children were eager to read in. The books helped fill the shelves and now children are enjoying them on a daily basis. This project is helping increase our reading levels.
Independent reading time has grown literacy rates by 84%. These books are key for students to have independent reading time.
Students are SO excited about reading. They love coming to the library and picking out their own books.
Teachers are able to read the non-fiction books to better understand what they are teaching. They also enjoy reading the novels. Teachers who read are better teachers! Teachers also use the storybooks to plan read alouds. They plan out questions and predictions they will ask children. Then they use the storybooks in class.
I always find teachers in the library reading. They love the books just as much as the students. A true “reading culture” is being formed at our school. During library the teachers read with the students. They see that reading is a life-long skill.
Eventually we would love to open our library to the local community. We have not done this yet, but the many books we received will defiantly help make this a success.
Our goal was to fill our library by the end of the year so that students and teachers can read daily. We will be getting more books from Books2Africa to continue achieving this goal. Reading independently increases literacy. Our large goal is that the majority of our students are literate by P3. Having these books will help us reach this goal by giving students and exciting place to read books of their choosing.