Katie Rademacher-Smith, second grade teacher at Davis Park Elementary, recently delivered four books to each of her student's doorsteps, and the children happily waved from a safe distance. Her "Rademacher’s Readers" mini grant seeks to improve reading fluency and build the personal libraries of families by providing every classroom student with weekly non-fiction magazines and two books every month.I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888, was completed as a class shortly before schools were closed. In her conversations with families, she has used this story to remind students that significant challenges can be overcome, and to encourage families to keep a journal/scrapbook to document our current period of living history.
Mrs. Rademacher-Smith added, "Now more than ever, students need a variety of reading materials in a personal library. Several families have reported appreciation for these materials and told me how the current collection of books is being shared within their families during this time of togetherness. When I conceived this project, I had no way of knowing how important it would become. Thank you for sponsoring this project and allowing me to provide quality reading materials to my students."
