Day 7

What an exciting day!  After weeks of planning, today we held the LCSD Read-In.  students from every single school in our district come together to share activities and discussion on a common book.  Each year, media specialist select ten students with a passion for reading to participate in a book club of sorts.  Books are always selected from the South Carolina Book Award nominees list for that year.  This year, the elementary school selected El Deafo by Cece Bell.  After reading and discussing the book, students chose a famous person with a disability to research.  Information was displayed on a project board and brought to the Read-In event for a scavenger hunt.  Students also participated in an obstacle course with a blindfold to show what it is like to have a disability.  To end our sessions, a teacher from the South Carolina School for Deaf and Blind shared with us about hearing disabilities and how the school helps.  She also shared great tips for students on how to treat people with any type of disability.  Even though some of our plans fell through, we were able to monitor and adjust to make the day perfect for students.  I think this was the most important lesson I learned today.  Going forward, when planning next year's event, I think we will need to select our book sooner and begin planning sooner.  I also feel that it would help if certain people were assigned to certain jobs rather than everyone wondering who is taking care of this and that.