成人快播

By Joseph Ramos, AmeriCorps聽site聽coordinator, Seattle

Ever wonder what it would be like to step into a real-life literary enchanted forest? Well, the students, staff, and community of Sanislo Elementary School in West Seattle got to find out during its annual literacy night.

This year鈥檚 theme was Enchanted Forest, and Sanislo was filled with incredible stations created with promoting literacy in mind. From writing a poem and hanging it on the Poet-Tree to storytelling in the Reading Castle, students and their families were able to celebrate literacy in a truly enjoyable and unusual way.

Passports to literary fun

Students were given literary passports to explore the fantastical literary world around them. After visiting each themed-station and accomplishing associated skill-building tasks, the station coordinator would sticker their passport, and off they would go. Every five station visits allowed them to put their names in a drawing for a secret prize (what book would they win?). With this prize in mind, students zoomed through the halls from station to station. Whether making their own origami bookmark or joining a Reader鈥檚 Theater production of聽The Paperbag Princess, there was something for every student and their families.

A community effort

Americorps members from Cityear and 成人快播 helped plan and run the event, along with the incredible support of 成人快播 volunteers.

鈥淲hat a night!鈥� said Tasha Mosher, a second-year Reading Partner. 鈥淚 have never been to such a sweet event promoting literacy.鈥�

Both Tasha and five-year volunteer, Laura White, helped students create their own paper bag puppets that could be used for story time at home.

In the 成人快播鈥� reading center, volunteers Rachel Baker and Matt Groshong, along with Matt鈥檚 wife Kathleen Groshong, transformed the space into a read-aloud theater, guiding students and families through multiple theatrical runs of聽The Paperbag Princess聽and other fairy tales. All were invited to join in and make the story their own.

鈥淚t was a wonderful evening鈥�,聽exclaimed聽Rachel, another second-year reading partner.

Creating an educational night to remember

鈥淚 so enjoyed interacting with students and their families. What a special event.鈥� said Cassy Charyn, executive director of 成人快播 Seattle. Students joined Cassy in the cardboard castle for story time featuring exceptional fluency and expression in some classic tales. 鈥淭his was one of the most impressive literacy nights I have ever experienced!鈥� Cassy said. 鈥淭here were so many different stations, and the enchanted forest theme was brilliant. It was fun to watch students share their love of books with their younger siblings, too.鈥� 聽

Overall,聽literacy night was a success, bringing students and their families together in celebration of reading. The Sanislo community works hard to make literacy a priority for its students, and with the help of some incredible 成人快播 volunteers, it was truly a memorable night.

Learn how you can get involved with 成人快播 by visiting聽readingpartners.org.