Virginia Readers’ Choice
The annual Virginia Readers’ Choice program, created in 1981 by the Virginia State Reading Association, is a statewide program available to students in grades K-12. The goals of VRC are to encourage young readers to become acquainted with books with outstanding literary appeal, to broaden students’ awareness of literature, to encourage reading aloud in classrooms, and to honor favorite books and their authors. More information is available at the VRC website at http://www.vsra.org/VRCindex.html.
Students learn about the VRC program during their library visits. Books are divided into 3 categories: Primary for grades K-3, Elementary for grades 3-5, and Middle for grades 6-8. Students may read books independently, with adults, or be read to aloud for credit. Summary sheets are available in the library and on the Library Blackboard site. Students who read and summarize at least four VRC books will be invited to a voting party in the library in April, where they will celebrate and vote for their favorite VRC book. Our Fox Mill votes will become part of the statewide results, and we’ll find out which books were the most popular across the state in May. Students who read 10 or more VRC books will have their picture displayed on our VRC wall in the library.
Please let Mrs. Diamond, Fox Mill librarian, or Mrs. Spruill, Fox Mill reading specialist, know if you have any questions.
