Read Across America
March 2-6, 2015
Oh, the Places You'll Go When You Read!
What is Read Across America?
Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.
Why Recognize Read Across America?
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. We, at Clover Middle School, support and encourage reading every day!
Dr. Seuss for Older Students
Most of the Read Across America resources on the internet are for elementary students, but if you'd like to celebrate with your students, here is an excellent article with Dr. Seuss activities for teens: http://www.adlit.org/article/35649/
You're Never Too Old...
You're never too old, too wacky, too wild,
To pick up a book and read with a child.
You're never too busy, too cool, or too hot,
To pick up a book and share what you've got.
In schools and communities,
Let's gather around,
Let's pick up a book,
Let's pass it around.
There are kids all around you,
Kids who will need
Someone to hug,
Someone to read.
Come join us the week of March 2nd
Your own special way
And make this America's
Read to Kids Day.
©Anita Merina
