Literacy Initiatives
Here at ELCFV, we are always looking for ways to promote emergent literacy skills in Flagler and Volusia Counties.
Sharing books with children as early as possible is imperative to their future success. Reading with your child is one of the best ways to stimulate brain development and build motivation for reading along with a sense of curiosity and memory. Studies have shown children with access to high-quality books and early education programs enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed.
There are several ways we assist providers in fostering emergent literacy skills.
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
Each year, the Just Read, Florida! Office and the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), in partnership with other FDOE offices, the Office of Early Learning (OEL), school districts, early learning coalitions and numerous other state agencies, announce the annual statewide Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida (January 27-31, 2025) is designed to raise awareness about the importance of reading and to inspire Florida’s children and families to make reading part of their daily routines. Providers across the state will read the same book at the same time to spread the love of literacy and stimulate language and cognitive skills.
Next year’s theme is Building Literacy: Constructing the Foundation for Success. The simultaneous reading day is being planned for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29th.
We invite leaders in our community to come out and help promote literacy and join the fun by signing up to be a guest Leader Reader.
Read for the Record
Celebrate Read for the Record by viewing the Piper Chen Sings e-book and downloading resources from Jumpstart. Resources include FREE Activity Guides, Coloring Sheet, Participation Certificate, Stickers, Bookmark, and Poster!
Jumpstart’s 19th Annual Read for the Record Day was October 24, 2024.
We had 17 child care providers participate this year - - that’s 48 Pre-K classrooms, 107 adults, and 629 children!
A campaign to foster language and social-emotional development. Each year, Jumpstart selects a book that will be read across the country and around the world by adults and children on “Read for the Record Day.” Books are available in both English and Spanish and come with activity guides and resources to help your center or child care expand on the story.
When it’s time for Read for the Record, we send out an email to the child care centers we contract with so they can sign up to participate. From there, we take care of ordering the book and even coordinate providing a volunteer to read to your classroom if you so choose.
Thank you to our volunteer readers who visited centers to share this year’s story, Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran!
Watch this exclusive read-along with the co-authors of Piper Chen Sings, Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran.
Mr. Roger’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day
We celebrated the legacy of Mr. Rogers on March 20, 2024!
We wanted to honor his legacy of helping children and their families to treat everyone with respect and find the beauty all around by creating some beautiful art and messages of kindness and inspiration.
We hosted a decorating contest on our social media and the winning school received a Daniel Tiger nature exploring backpack for each family. Each participating classroom received a bundle of books!
Read Across America Day
ELCFV celebrated Read Across America Day on March 1st with a shared reading event to help promote the importance of literacy and
reading aloud with children.
World Read Aloud Day
LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day® (WRAD) in 2010 to celebrate the power of reading aloud in creating community and amplifying new stories, and to advocate for literacy as a foundational human right.
Why do we celebrate?
Reading aloud at home and at school is one of the best ways to help children develop literacy skills.
Reading aloud helps us share stories.
Reading aloud helps us build community.
Find out more on how to celebrate in the
World Read Aloud Day Activity Hub!