RADFORD – McHarg Elementary School has been recognized on the state level for its excellence in promoting literacy in Radford’s youngest Bobcats.
McHarg is the 2021 winner of the Virginia State Literacy Association’s Exemplary Reading Award.
“Congratulations to McHarg Elementary for winning the VSLA Exemplary Reading Award,” said VSLA member Charles Richards in notifying the school about the award. “Your support for all levels of literacy was apparent in your application.”
According to the VSLA, the Exemplary Reading Award “is given annually by the Virginia State Literacy Association to recognize outstanding literacy programs at the elementary, middle, or high school level. This is a school-wide award designed to recognize schools that demonstrate literacy excellence and promote best practices and foster literacy achievement.”
The New River Valley Chapter of the VSLA offered its congratulations to McHarg with the following statement: “McHarg is being recognized for their passion in promoting and implementing evidence-based literacy instruction for their young students, as well as providing training and support for their teachers that aligns with the science of reading. Way to go, McHarg Elementary!”
The award application was written and submitted by McHarg Reading Teacher Kelly Wheeler, who was the VSLA’s 2020 Reading Teacher of the Year.
–Heather Bell