For many years, the Bayview Family Book Club has served as a channel to promote family involvement in children’s literacy. As a kick-off to the annual PARP program and schoolwide reading program, a pantomimed version of “Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook” was presented to Bayview families to encourage just that. Various supremely talented Bayview faculty and staff members portrayed storybook characters such as Alice in Wonderland, Goldilocks, the Big Bad Wolf, pirates and fire-breathing dragons. The characters were brought to life in a way that had audience members fully entertained and entranced. The performance was followed by a special Q-and-A session to model for parents how reading comprehension skills are sharpened through proper questioning techniques.
With narrations in both English and Spanish, there was double the laughter, double the antics, and double the opportunity to take in the powerful message delivered through Miss Smith’s storybook – that reading can take you on all sorts of incredible adventures! Children and adults both raved about the event. “It was great!” one second-grader exclaimed. “I can’t wait to read ‘Miss Smith Under the Ocean!’” The children’s heightened eagerness to read was instantly felt, and the production was a huge success.
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