Read Across America
TODAY March 2 is National Read Across America Day…It started for kids but what about your employees….
This is from the NEA website.
What is NEA’s Read Across America?
NEA’s 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.
NEA’s Read Across America also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year.
In cities and towns across the nation, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop NEA’s Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. Governors, mayors, and other elected officials recognize the role reading plays in their communities with proclamations and floor statements. Athletes and actors issue reading challenges to young readers. And teachers and principals seem to be more than happy to dye their hair green or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students’ reading.
The Beginning
In May 1997, a small reading task force at NEA came up with a big idea. “Let’s create a day to celebrate reading,” the group decided. “We hold pep rallies to get kids excited about football. We assemble to remember that Character Counts. Why don’t we do something to get kids excited about reading? We’ll call it ‘NEA’s Read Across America’ and we’ll celebrate it on Dr. Seuss’s birthday.” And so was born on March 2, 1998, the largest celebration of reading this country has ever seen.
The Purpose of 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.
I say why limit this to kids? What about you? What about your employees? How about you set up a corporate reading program? Maybe a book on leadership or time management. I can give you some suggestions if you need them. A lunch and learn once a month to discuss a book, or a chapter of a book, would be great.
Dr. Seuss would be proud. Out loud he would. In a crowd he would….you get the idea.
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“Great information! Practical thoughts I can take back and actually use with my people at all levels of the company.”
Jennifer Horton
President
Collins and Arnold Construction Co.