One Book, One County McDonald County R-I School District Angie Brewer, Assistant Superintendent Sheila Owens, Library Media Specialist Jill Williams, Library Media Specialist McDonald County R-I School District

Who? 428.54 sq. miles 11 campuses 575 faculty and staff members 3,720 students Interested community members 4,800 books

What? One Book, One County is a shared reading experience designed to encourage reading and discussion among students, families, and community members.

Where? Students are encouraged to read at home with their families. Understanding that this is sometimes impossible, teachers are expected to read each day’s selection to their class or facilitate the reading of each day’s selection in their classroom.

When?

Why? Literacy is essential. Our students are oftentimes bogged down by reading “on their level” or they are limited to reading materials that fail to pique their interest. Shared reading experiences allow for discussion and the ability to delve deeper into the story.

How it started One Book, One County began as One Book, One Town - a reading promotion effort at Noel Elementary, which is a 3-8 building in our district. After doing it there for three years, it was decided to go district-wide last year.

Choosing a book Think about the interest level of the book. Be aware of the content. Know your community. Accessibility Affordability

History

Logistics Decision-maker (individual or committee) Budget for books and incentives/events PLANNING Timeline of daily reading and/or events Strategy to maintain enthusiasm

Communication District-level (administration to principals) Building-level (principal to teachers) Classroom-level (teacher to students) It’s VERY important that all parties involved have the same information and understanding of the program. Community-level (member to member)

Social Media

Trivia Quizzes Google form Share url and links Post to social media Choose random winners Winners from each attendance area Daily prizes

One Book, One County

Preparations

Reading...

Reading...

...and more reading

Digging Deeper

Trivia

Creations

Learning from Others

Wrapping It Up

Survey comments #1 Great activity! Enjoyed it very much...and my kids did, too. We very much enjoyed reading this together and love that our community encouraged this! This was so much fun to read along with my child and the community. We had so much fun discussing the book on our way to school everyday! Thank you. Love this idea! Wish we could have made it to the movie, but our 4-year old listened to the book well and we enjoyed it as well.

Survey comments #2 I loved doing this and really enjoyed the book! It was a great book. The youngest grandson came home every day ready to answer questions and he made survival kits to snack on. He also made fish hooks. The middle grandson was always ready to answer questions. He said the movie and book did not match up and he liked the book better. They liked the prizes as well. Very good experience for the kids-especially the youngest who really doesn’t want to read. I’m already on the third book and I love the trilogy so far. I am excited to see what next February has in store for us!