Literacy has always been a high priority in our Rotary Wold.  Dictionaries are a means of enhancing literacy skills at an early age and Rotary Clubs are in a prime position to provide a means of encouragements.  If there are third grade classes in your community are being covered, check it out and participate?   Rotary District 5110 Chair Bill Mickelberry

 

10 Reasons Why A  Dictionary is Important

  1. A dictionary is an essential tool for a quality education
  2. A child cannot do his or her best work without a dictionary.
  3. A dictionary helps you teach your friends and siblings and relatives new words.
  4. A dictionary is shared by everyone in the home.
  5. Using a dictionary keeps you from looking stupid.
  6. A dictionary makes you smarter.
  7. A dictionary helps you make new friends by creating new associations by learning new words.
  8. A dictionary helps you learn more words so you can earn more money.
  9. A dictionary helps you understand the world we live in.
  10. A dictionary helps us work together.

 

Rotary Club of Blue Ridge is very involved with the dictionary providing dictionary to all third graders in Fannin County,

 

Handing out the Dictionaries

 

Reggie visiting the littlest ones

Reggie visiting the littlest ones

Reggie visiting the littlest ones

Reggie visiting the littlest ones

Reggie visiting the littlest ones

Reggie visiting the littlest ones