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Alyssa Thurlow, Anchor/Reporter summarizes, Alissah Paquette chose the ‘Home Library Project’ as her action research assignment.
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| More than 1,000 books are going to first graders at one school in Central Maine over the next two years. Photo: Alissah Paquette |
First graders at a school in Central Maine are growing their home libraries thanks to the thoughtfulness of one student-teacher.
“Over the past year, especially with COVID-19, we didn’t necessarily have as much access to books and stories and libraries,” said student-teacher and Thomas College Senior, Alissah Paquette.
The gift of literacy.
That’s what Paquette, gave her group of first graders.
The 21-year-old began student-teaching at Ralph Atwood Primary School in Oakland at the beginning of the year...
Research shows that access to books, especially in the home, increases literacy skills.
Alissah will graduate from Thomas College this weekend.
Source: WABI
