Our Impact
What students are saying about NBC.
READING WITH FAMILY
I think the books are really good. Whenever I go home, me and my brothers read the [NBC] books. I sometimes read to my baby brothers so they can go to bed. They are 3 and 4 years old.
- MNPS 4th grader
DEVELOPING READER IDENTITY
I read them a lot and they make my brain grow.
- MNPS 2nd grader, from NBC Student Response Bookmark
CONNECTING WITH STUDENT READERS
Reading the {reader-to-reader] notes makes me want to read the book.
- MNPS 2nd grader
DISCOVERING WINDOWS + MIRRORS IN BOOKS
I think the books are really interesting… I feel like I’m in [the books], like actually doing the things.
- MNPS 4th grader
What parents and teachers are saying about NBC.
DR. RICKI GIBBS II
Principal, Warner Arts Magnet Elementary Schools
DR. NICOLE GLAZE
Teacher, Metro Nashville Public School
DISCOVERING WINDOWS + MIRRORS IN BOOKS
My student would come to school and cry…. She wasn’t doing her work. But the book you sent her, I read it to her, she read it to herself, and it inspired her. And the next day, I saw a total 360 in her behavior. It was a turning point. She needs that today. I see her turning around…. The [inspirational] chats didn’t work, but the book did. That kid on the cover [of “I Am Enough”] is dark-skinned. She is too…. That helped her see that all shades are beautiful.
- MNPS Teacher
MAKING STRIDES IN LITERACY
To have a diverse collection [of books] that they can see themselves in I think has made a huge difference in them… they want to read. To see them wanting to read is like, “Yes, we are making strides.”
- MNPS Dean of Students
BUILDING A CULTURE OF READERSHIP AT HOME
[NBC is] building a family culture around books which helps us here.
- MNPS Teacher
BECOMING A READER
For me as the parent, it has warmed my heart to see how my kid has responded [to NBC]. My youngest is not a reader. He is in 2nd grade. He would never pick up a book. Now he says, “Mommy, it’s Wednesday (NBC Day). I need a book!”
- MNPS Parent
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