Elementary BLAST

Elementary Programs

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s BLAST School Outreach brings public library programs and resources into Pittsburgh Public Schools. Since its inception in March of 2002, BLAST has responded to the need for literacy enhancement in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The BLAST Team:

• presents dynamic interactive read-alouds of both fiction and informational texts.
• models good reading techniques such as dialogic reading.
• increases students' understanding of vocabulary.
• helps children appreciate the joy that comes from discovering a good book.

The BLAST Program:

• Provides students with the opportunity to develop and enhance reading skills.
• Generates more frequent student visits to the local public library.

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