One Book, One Town
A Community Reads Together
When was the last time you read a book? When was the last time you read the same book as your child, neighbor, or friend? Statistics show that community involvement in literacy is one of the key components of ensuring a child’s educational achievement. Research shows that greater parent involvement in children's learning positively affects the child's school performance, increasing academic achievement and social and emotional development.
Community Service Learning (CSL) is a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. “One Book, One Town” is a community-wide reading program initiated by the Washington Center for the Book in 1998 that is being introduced across the United States and around the world. Its primary purpose is to increase community involvement in literacy and bring a town together in a common goal. As part of a CSL project, junior classes at Medway High School have read, researched, and discussed a novel they plan to share with the town. Residents of Medway are invited to read Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and share the experience with their friends and family.
Community Service Learning (CSL) is a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. “One Book, One Town” is a community-wide reading program initiated by the Washington Center for the Book in 1998 that is being introduced across the United States and around the world. Its primary purpose is to increase community involvement in literacy and bring a town together in a common goal. As part of a CSL project, junior classes at Medway High School have read, researched, and discussed a novel they plan to share with the town. Residents of Medway are invited to read Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and share the experience with their friends and family.
