Literacy Project
Program Information
About the Literacy Project
The goal of Oregon AITC’s Agricultural Literacy Project is to improve both the reading and agricultural literacy of Oregon students in grades K-4. Each year a new agriculturally-themed book is chosen and a lesson is developed that reinforces the message of the book.
How it Works
If the teacher selects the option to have a volunteer present the project, volunteers will work with the classroom teacher to schedule times to read to students grades K-4. Start to finish, the reading and lesson take 45 minutes. The program is FREE and all materials are completely prepared by Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom. Each participating classroom receives a copy of the book.
If the teacher prefers to present this project to their students themselves. Oregon Agriculture in the classroom will mail all materials a copy of the book for the class to keep.
Schools Requesting Volunteers
Western Oregon/ Northern Coast
Salem Area
- Clear Lake Elementary, Keizer (1/2 Grade Blend, 1 class)
- Cummings Elementary, Keizer (3rd Grade, 1 class)
- Englewood Elementary, Salem (2nd Grade, 1 class)
- Forest Ridge Elementary, Keizer (1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 3 classes)
- Livingstone Adventist Academy, Salem (3rd and 4th Grade Blend, 1 class)
- Optimum Learning Environments, Keizer (4th Grade, 1 class)
- Schire Elementary, Salem (Kindergarten, 1 class)
- St Paul Elementary School, St. Paul (3rd Grade, 1 class)
- Sumpter, Salem (1st Grade, 2 classes)
- Meyers Elementary, Salem (3rd Grade, 1 class)
- Woven & Rooted, Dallas (K,1,2,3,4th Grade- One group)
Portland Area
- Creston School, Portland (2nd Grade, 1 class)
- Gresham Arthur Academy, Gresham (3rd Grade, 1 class)
Other
- Kings Valley Charter School, Philomath (2nd,3rd Grade, 1 class)
- Muddy Creek Charter School, Corvallis (4th Grade and 2nd Grade, 2 classes)
- Gaffney Lane, Oregon City (5th Grade, 1 class)
- Aumsville Elementary, Aumsville (3rd Grade classrooms, 3 classes)
- Sheridan AllPrep Academy, McMinnville (K/1/2 Grade, 1 class)
- Wascher Elementary, Lafayette (K/1/2 Grade, 1 class)
- East Elementary, Tillamook (5th Grade, 1 class)
Central Oregon
- Desert Sky Montessori, Bend (3-5th grade, 1 class)
- Bend International School (1st grade, 1 class)
- St Thomas Academy (3rd grade, 1 class)
- Redmond School District Flex Elementary School (K-5th grade, 1 group)
- Terrebonne Community School (1st grade, 1 class)
Southern Oregon/ Southern Coast
- Millicoma School, Coos Bay (4th Grade, 2 class)
- Siletz Valley Schools, Siletz (4th Grade, 1 class)
- Toledo Elementary School, Toledo (3rd Grade, 1 class)
- St. Anne Catholic School, Grants Pass (Kindergarten, 1 class)
- Ucan Head Start South Umpqua, Myrtle Creek (PreK, 1 class)
- Rogue River Elementary, Rogue River (1st grade, 1 class)
Columbia Gorge
- Cascade Locks Elementary, Cascade Locks (3rd grade, 1 class)
- Dry Hallow Elementary, The Dalles (3rd grade, 1 class)
