StoryBook Treasures - Lecanto, Florida

And the urvey says… The StoryBook Treasures Program is working! One of the most important things we do is gather feedback from our teachers and parents to gage how our program is working and the impact it has on children. Last month we visited Lecanto Primary in Florida to provide StoryBook Treasures professional development training to kindergarten teachers. At the workshop we were overwhelmed with praise and support from teachers, parents and administrators who used the program last year. Here’s what they shared with us:

PARENTS

• "This is an excellent program that should never stop! I thoroughly enjoyed all the books with my son and the program helped us at the time when we did not have any books to read. This is why it is such a great program because the kids that can't afford to buy books or their parents don't know enough to buy and can have great books to read at home.”
• "It has been awesome! We love this program!!"
• “My child gets very excited when she brings a new SBT book home. The bookmark with questions and ideas to discuss enhances the experience for both of us and encourages her to really think about what the book was telling her."
• "My son completely loved this program. It has added to our reading time in a very special way."
• "This is an excellent program that should never stop! I thoroughly enjoyed all the books with my son and the program helped us at the time when we did not have any books to read. This is why it is such a great program because the kids that can't afford to buy books or their parents don't know enough to buy and can have great books to read at home.”
• "It has been awesome! We love this program!!"
• “My child gets very excited when she brings a new SBT book home. The bookmark with questions and ideas to discuss enhances the experience for both of us and encourages her to really think about what the book was telling her."
• "My son completely loved this program. It has added to our reading time in a very special way."

TEACHERS

• "My students ask over and over to read the SBT books when they are finished with their work early."
• “I highly recommend the StoryBook Treasure program! It is a K-3 program and we need it in our whole school!”
• “I would highly recommend this program to any other school division in Florida!”
• “We are so excited to work with the SBT program this year again! We totally love all the books and understanding the value of putting books in the hands and houses of our children! Can’t wait for our first box to arrive!”
• “My students have found a new love for books! Thank you SBT for an amazing program!”
• "I love the SBT program and how it gets all the kids excited. My students enjoyed every book.
• "Sometimes I never hear anything from my parents about books or reading. This year I had at least 50% of my parents send emails and notes about their child reading the SBT books at home!"
• “The (SBT) program is absolutely fabulous!"
• “The StoryBook Treasure program is fabulous! My child was so excited with each and every book. The program tells parents what to do and how to encourage reading at home. I LOVE this program!”
• “The SBT program touches the families and students in ways that I have never seen. My students build an attachment to each book and remember every detail. They can’t stop reading them! The love and excitement that is built through the program and how it is carried over to other books.” 

ADMINISTRATORS

• “Thrilled that our students have this opportunity!”
• “We are so excited to have StoryBook Treasures back! Truly the SBT program makes a difference for our students!”

Thank YOU for making our program possible! It is because of donors like you that we are able to provide teacher training, books and educational material to the children and teachers of Lecanto, Florida. Their feedback proves our small program has made a mark on the hearts and lives of children and we have only just begun... This month we will are headed to Gerald Adams Elementary in Key West, Florida to share our love of literacy through the SBT program with kindergarten teachers and over 100 students. Thank you for supporting StoryBook Treasures. Each donation gives children opportunity to love reading and love books. Thank you for helping us launch our new and growing program!

Fondly, 

The StoryBook Treasures Team

Links:

• SBT Testimonials