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    Name: Mrs. Lucretia O'Dell
     
    Grade Level: Reading for Grades K-3 

     

    Email: lucretia.odell@wcsdny.org

     

    Phone: 845-227-1756

     

    Welcome Message: Together we will turn your child into a lifelong learner! 
     

    If You Give A Child A Book

    If you give a child a book, he's going to want to read it.

    And as he reads, he's going to think about what he's doing.

    And as he thinks, he's going to recall what he already knows

    and similar experiences he has had.

    And as he thinks about those experiences, he's going to want

    to talk to his friends and share his thoughts and ideas with them.

    And as he talks with others, he's going to want to learn and

    discover more.

    So, chances are he'll find another book to read,

    And then another,

    and another.

    And as he reads more books, he'll discover books

    that make him smile, laugh, cry, angry, curious,

    frustrated, contented, thoughtful, happy,

    And then, as time passes,

    He'll become a lifelong reader.

     

    By: Pamela J. Farris, from the Reading Teacher, 1996

    (Poem inspired by Numeroff's book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie")