School grant to help kids’ literacy
Staff writer
Marion kindergarten classes have received a $4,000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant to support a literacy program.
Kindergarten teachers Sarah Mason, Katie Rahe, and Jessica Ensley said they are thankful for this grant and feel energized to be able to use research-based strategies.
Teachers will expand their cross-curricular focus on building reading skills with social and emotional development, they said.
The program is designed to increase students’ confidence in language, vocabulary, and word knowledge skills.
They will actively engage with characters and stories and learn to communicate their feelings and emotions.
The grant is a part of more than $4 million awarded to nonprofit organizations, libraries, and schools in Dollar General communities across the country.
“We understand investing in youth literacy means investing in the future of students and our collective communities,” executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Denine Torr said in a news release. “Through these grants, we hope to enhance the programs’ efforts to foster students’ critical thinking skills, creativity and confidence so they can unlock their potential and achieve their dreams.”