Three Million Books

The challenge: Read three million books in 2012-2013.

The participants:  All GCS students

The coaching staff:  You!

Three Million Books is a GCS literacy campaign aimed at increasing the reading proficiency of students. It's also a great way for businesses, community groups or individuals to help us tackle the challenge of reading three million books.

Here, you will find information on how you can get involved and exciting ideas on how to make reading fun for everyone!

Program Benefits

· Promote healthy competition, while strengthening students' reading skills and expanding their knowledge in all subjects

· Teach students to set goals and practice important character traits such as perseverance and determination

· Encourage community support through partnerships and volunteerism

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Reading is the foundation that leads to academic and personal success for all students. Three Million Books, a district-wide literacy initiative, will improve reading levels of students pre-K through 12 by challenging schools, classrooms and students to read three million books collectively as a district. 

The campaign will not only encourage students to read, but also will educate parents, teachers and community members about the importance of reading and the responsibility we share to help students succeed in literacy. When the community is educated and involved, literacy partnerships between nonprofits, businesses and civic, faith and community groups are developed and strengthened.

Parents and other family members serve as important role models for students. If students see adults reading, children begin to understand the value reading has in our everyday lives. By communicating with your child's teacher, you can learn more about what areas your child is struggling with and how you can help.

Other helpful resources

o   National Center for Family Literacy

o   National Institute for Literacy

o   Reading is Fundamental

o   Parents' Choice

o   Guilford County Schools Library & Media Services

o   Guilford County Schools English as a Second Language

For fun activities for children:

o   RIF Kids

o   PBS Kids

Are you interested in improving your own reading so you can help your children? Reading Connections provides adult literacy services to adults in Guilford County. Click here for more information.

Call your child's teacher, media specialist or school principal for more information about how you can become more involved in your child's reading or visit our volunteer page .

In Guilford County Schools

· Several strategies in the district's strategic plan address literacy.

o   I.1  Provide early literacy intervention to identified K-2 students

o   I.2  Provide reading interventions at middle and high school

o   I.3  Use a balanced literacy approach as core reading instruction and intervention in reading and language arts K-12

o   I.4  Refocus writing instruction that will address writing at all grade levels