NEA's Read Across America
Building a Nation of Readers
Read Across America Heads to New Orleans
The Cat in the Hat will join NEA delegates in the Big Easy as they share their love of reading with local children prior to the NEA Representative Assembly. The Louisiana Children's Museum will host the Read Across America Read-In June 30 and New Orleans Public libraries will hold reading events all week long. Delegates interested in reading on June 30 contact Brandi Hogan-Northcutt at bhogan-northcutt@nea.org.Exquisite Writing Opportunities
Don't miss out on the final month of The Exquisite Prompt Writing Challenge from RAA partner Reading Rockets. Authors M.T. Anderson (Feed) and Linda Sue Park (A Single Shard) tied to the Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the online serial story by many of your favorite authors. You can still check out each chapter, courtesy of the Library of Congress and National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance.
Exquisite writing opportunities for your students continue throughout the summer. "Central Casting at Adlit.org and Reading Rockets are looking for young, creative writers and filmmakers to star in the Exquisite Prompt Write It, Film It Video Contest. To enter the contest, writers and filmmakers in grades 2-12 choose a prompt, create a narrative, then make a video of their story. Students will be asked to submit original writing related to their video project, such as storyboards, interview questions, or scripts.Videos cannot be longer than 3 minutes.
Read Across America Awards
The Read Across America Awards will be announced on this site June 28, coinciding with NEA's Read Across New Orleans week. Winners receive $250 and bragging rights for the year. Don't forget to start planning for 2011's exciting new year of reading activities and the chance to win next year's awards.Dive Into Summer Reading
Watch and learn some of the best ways to keep kids engaged during the summer break and avoid the "summer slump." Check out Adventures in Summer Learning, the newest episode of Launching Young Readers, WETA's award-winning series. Then, dig into a virtual beach bag of resources to help families get ready for fun, enriching summer experiences. If you're looking for books, browse through Reading Rockets 2010 Big Summer Booklist or new Summer Science booklist, your personal travel guides for a season full of discovery and wonder.Join the Cause
Join our Cause page on Facebook. You'll be able to share photos, videos, and ideas, plus hear the latest news
Send Your Video to SchoolTube
Looking for your 15 minutes of fame? SchoolTube has created a Read Across America channel designed to showcase student and educator videos from around the country. To sign up and share your videos, go to http://www.schooltube.com/user/NEAreadacrossamerica.
About NEA's Read Across America
The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA's Read Across America. Now in its thirteenth year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources.
NEA's Read Across America Day, NEA's national reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books, and you can too!
On March 2, the National Education Association calls for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult.
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