Third-graders at Glenwood Elementary School received their very own dictionaries, along with a first-hand lesson in kindness as the Vestal Elks continue their participation in The Dictionary Project. Every year the Elks support third-grade students in the Vestal Central School District with their annual dictionary giveaway. Representatives from Elks Lodge 2508 visited all of the elementary schools across the district on November 7, handing out the dictionaries.
Since 2004, Vestal Elks Lodge 2508 has donated over 4,200
dictionaries to third-graders in Vestal Schools! We are very grateful for their
support of our students and appreciate this annual gift that provides a wonderful
tool for enhancing their literacy skills. Having access to a dictionary helps
students build their vocabulary, and having an extensive vocabulary is also a
factor in academic success.
The Elks work in conjunction with The Dictionary Project, a
nonprofit organization, to assist all students in completing the school year as
good writers, active readers and creative thinkers. Thanks to civic
organizations all over the country, such as Vestal Elks Lodge 2508, millions of
children have received their very own dictionaries. According to The Dictionary
Project website (www.dictionaryproject.org),
educators see third grade as the dividing line between learning to read and
reading to learn. This is why sponsoring organizations are encouraged to give
the dictionaries to students in the third grade.