National D.E.A.R. Day
D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority. The birthday of beloved author Beverly Cleary is the official event date, April 12th, but every day is a great day to Drop Everything and Read! The goal is to make reading a regular part of your routine. So, go ahead and read today, tomorrow, and every day!
The D.E.A.R. Day celebration is sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association; Reading Rockets; The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC); the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAA); First Book; HarperCollins Children’s Books; and Ramona Quimby.
For more information on celebrating D.E.A.R. Day, go to dropeverythingandread.com.
Entry Filed under: Authors and Books, Events, Kids & Families
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1. Jennifer Gibbons | April 11th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Just to let you know, Beverly Cleary joined redroom.com, and I wrote an essay about here that can be found here:
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/drop-everything-and-read
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