On most mornings, the busiest room at Provo Primary is the school’s ever expanding library, a comfortable, well-lit space filled wall to wall with books (over 4,000 at last count!) just waiting to be discovered by a student, for the first or fortieth time.
A love of literacy is integral to the curriculum at Provo Primary and clearly on display as students, ranging in age from Year 1s to Year 6s, exchange books under the watchful eye of volunteer parent librarians, who often assist with selections as well as the logistics of checking titles in and out.
This past summer, over $7,500.00 was spent on compelling new literacy resources for the library and individual classrooms, a testament to the school’s dedication to fostering a love of reading in all students.
Younger students work within a “coloured dot” reading scheme which is carefully arranged to challenge them and build their confidence as their literacy skills improve; older students transition into levels of free choice, where novels of nearly every genre and length can be found, making the guidance of the volunteer librarians even more vital as students learn to navigate the various sections and make book choices that keep them actively engaged in reading.
