In 2017, the NEA expanded the program to focus on “celebrating a nation of diverse readers.” As explained on, the “NEA is excited to bring you Read Across America year-round to help you motivate kids to read, bring the joys of reading to students of all ages, and make all children feel valued and welcome.” That initiative developed into week-long celebrations as the decades went on. Read Across America started March 2, 1998, as an initiative celebrating reading. Read Across AmericaĪnother program that supports and encourages literacy in all grades is the National Education Association’s annual Read Across America program. Thus, we incorporate English Language Arts strategies into all our curriculum. Whether we like it or not, regardless of the content we teach, we are all reading instructors.”
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If students struggle with reading, they will struggle with valuable historical and scientific content and concepts.Īs Rebecca Alber explained in a 2014 Edutopia article, “The days of believing that we could hand informational text or a novel to a student and assume they make full meaning of it on their own are gone. Martin Luther King Jr.At Studies Weekly, we build Social Studies and Science curriculum, but literacy skills are an essential backbone to our work.
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Members can find a full-color, pull-out poster in the centerfold of the winter issue of the Something Better magazine. Bookmarks, posters, and flyers are available in pdf format below. Contact Laurie Bernskoetter at (573) 644-9623 or you have questions about materials. Missouri NEA offers the following items to help you celebrate Read Across America.
Your local efforts are a vital part of the life of NEA’s Read Across America, which has become an anticipated celebration each March in schools across the country. Tools for a successful Read Across America View photos from past tours on the MNEA Flickr site > By April 1, submit high-quality photos (one megabyte or larger) and a short description of the photos to Mark Jones at Missouri NEA, Attn: Mark Jones, 1810 E. Be sure to share your event ideas and photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by NEA (IG: FB: TW: will be publishing a photo spread of Read Across America events in the summer issue of Something Better magazine. Questions? Contact Mark Jones at (573) 644-9609 or you plan your campaign, remember to line up a photographer to record your event in pictures.
If you would like to apply for a stop on the Read-On Missouri Tour during the weeklong event, please complete the tour form at Complete your application now MNEA encourages local leaders to organize classroom activities that promote lifetime reading habits and use skits, parades, games, and other activities that celebrate reading and further the message that reading opens doors to opportunities to learn and grow in our diverse world. Rebeka McIntosh will inspire students, connecting reading with success in life. MNEA's Read-On Missouri Tour is scheduled for Feb. The National Education Association’s nationwide reading celebration takes place each year during the first week of March. Since 1999, Missouri NEA has sponsored a state tour, celebrating NEA's Read Across America, to help inspire reading in Missouri’s youth.
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