The Road to Reading Joy

Supported by funding provided by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

The Road to Reading Joy book study consists of a combination of synchronous Zoom meetings, asynchronous work (reading and activities), and team discussions to be scheduled in your own time between Zoom meetings. If you complete all the work, you will receive a total of 12 Clock Hours over the course of the 2022/2023 school year. See below for the schedule and an overview of the work:

Wednesday, November 16th -- 4-5 p.m.: Synchronous Zoom Meeting #1 

Asynchronous work between meeting 1 and 2:
Meet once with your local team, read chapters 1-3 of The Joy of Reading

Wednesday, January 25th -- 4-5 p.m.: Synchronous Zoom Meeting #2

Asynchronous work between meeting 2 and 3:
Meet once with your local team, read chapters 4-5 of The joy of Reading

Wednesday, February 22nd -- 4-5 p.m.: Synchronous Zoom Meeting #3

Asynchronous work between meetings 2 and 3:
Small assignment TBD

Wednesday, March 22nd -- 4-6 p.m.: Synchronous Zoom Meeting #4 with guest speaker Donalyn Miller

Asynchronous work between meeting 4 and Office Hours Work Parties: Meet once with your local team and start working on action plans/grant applications

Office Hours Work Party (Multiple dates in April, attend one): Date/Times TBD

Asynchronous work between Office Hours Work Party and Final Synchronous Zoom Meeting: Meet with your local team and be ready to share out about your final implementation plans/grant applications

Wednesday, May 24th -- 4-5 p.m.: Final Synchronous Zoom Meeting