Storytime at the Combat Center library

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

05.13.2011

Courtesy Story

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

By Staff Sgt Lyndel N. Johnson

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -Parents with children ages of 3 to 5 may notice that keeping their loved ones sitting in one location for an extended period of time can be a difficult task. Every Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m., the Lifelong Learning Library capitalizes on this energy and turns it into an educational experience, with a program called Story Time.

Story Time is a hidden jewel that not only is a scholastic experience, but a fun one as well. When other organizations or schools use the words ”story time”, the sight of children sitting in a circle listening to a teacher read a story is normal. Although this may occur at the Lifelong learning Library, this is only part of the experience. In an attempt to develop the love of reading in Combat Center children, the library developed a reading program that stimulates cognitive learning. The future leaders of America learn how to attain information by combining several activities such as reading, touching, watching and listening.

With this unique teaching style, the children believe they are just playing and are unaware they are learning at the same time. According to Shannon Dombkowski, her daughter loves the activities so much that she “sings all the songs at home, and asks to go to the library every day.”

Often time classes are small due to the fact that many parents are unaware of the program. Ursula Morales, the program coordinator, is attempting to make sure that Story Time is a well known event on the Combat Center.

Mary Salas, wife of Sgt. Victor Salas, a squad leader at the Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 said she was searching for a program for her daughter Mya Salas, and was incognizant that Story Time existed. She attended the program after being “invited” to the event by her friend.

When asked if her daughter liked the event, she smiled and said that she wishes this took place “every day of the week.”

• Date Taken: 05.13.2011
• Date Posted: 05.13.2011 20:05
• Story ID: 70352
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US