Aldine ISD Celebrates Read Across America

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The National Education Association’s program focuses on motivating children to read.

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Grantham Academy’s National Junior Honor Society and Student Council members visited Raymond Academy. The middle school students read Dr. Seuss books to the elementary kiddos.

Thousands of AISD students took part in Read Across America Day on March 2. The annual event celebrates the birthday of Dr. Seuss and encourages literacy among young people.

According to Cindy Buchanan, campuses celebrated in a variety of ways. She said that some had reading events in the campus libraries. The information literacy specialists and campus staff took a moment to get lost in the world of Dr. Seuss. They decorated the schools, classrooms and libraries with themes from the famous books. Some folks even dressed up at Dr. Seuss or other characters. Buchanan serves as the district’s program director of library media services.

“The yearly event is very important,” Buchanan said. “We target the younger students. If we can get them ‘hooked’ on reading at an early age, they will do better in school and in the future. The key is to help students develop a lifelong love of reading.“

Buchanan added that some early childhood and elementary campuses had guest readers. For example, take Grantham Academy. Student members from the National Junior Honor Society and Student Council visited Raymond Academy. The middle school students read to the younger kiddos. They also took part in Dr. Seuss-themed activities with the early readers.

“The Dr. Seuss books are wonderful for the early readers,” Buchanan said. “Each book presents an amazing world for children to discover. And these books have so much meaning for children. They teach them to be kind to one another and how to be a good friend.”

[icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]NEA, in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, created NEA’s Read Across America Day in 1997. The yearlong literacy program promotes the joy and importance of reading.