NEA's Read Across America Day!
2 x 2 + 20 = good oral health and literacy habits
This Read Across America program is to deliver a message to students that they should start having good oral health and literacy habits.
Event Information
Read Across America
To participate at Ridgeway High, students can donate a new children's book on or before March 1st either to Ms. Holden or Ms. Flowers. You can also contact your local school, education association. library, bookstore, or local chapter of a national NEA's Read Across America partner organization about events that are taking place in your community.
When?
Friday, Mar 1, 2013, 03:30 PM
Where?
Benjamin Hooks Main Library
Facts about Children Literacy
Children who are read to more frequently...
- 26% of children who were read to three or four times in the last week by a family member recognized all letters of the alphabet- count to 20, or higher than those who were not (60% vs. 44%)
- write their own names (54% vs. 40%)
- read or pretend to read (77% vs. 57%)
Take the Pledge!
http://www.readacrossamerica.org/
Donate a Book!
You can donate a book for the children participating in Read Across America and help them reach their goal of 2 x 2 + 20
Follow the Cat-A-Van!
Three Cat-A-Vans will log more than 5,100 miles as they travel from coast to coast to celebrate NEA's Read Across America and deliver an important message about reading and brushing their teeth.
The Purpose
Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.
Website: www.nea.org