Letters make words.

Words make sentences.

Sentences make paragraphs.

Paragraphs make chapters.

Chapters make books.

And books tell stories.

Each one of these steps is dependent on the step before. We believe the same holds true for literacy.

If children experience joy when they hear a story or read a book, they want to repeat the experience and read more books. And reading books is the foundation of literacy. Reading books builds vocabulary, imparts information, stimulates the imagination, and is the starting point for a well-informed, robust life.

Literacy skills help students read and write and speak and listen. They help them communicate, understand, and function in society.

At ECLF, we understand that not every child enjoys reading or connects to books, but we believe that meeting the author of a book can change this. If a student can meet the author of a book they have read, or that has been read to them, the connection between the author, book, and reader becomes dynamic and this dynamism can spark an interest in reading and words and writing that can positively impact their future as a reader.