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Every day is Read Across America Day!

You could not, would not,
want to miss a celebration
such as this!

March 2, 2004, would have been the 100th birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. To observe this anniversary, Read Across America Day is celebrated every March. In 2004, the whole year will be a celebration of Dr. Seuss’ whimsical imagination. For more information on the 2004 Seussentennial, visit the official webpage at http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial.

By all means, take some time on March 2 to read with a child - and you could make a worse choice than Dr. Seuss! But don’t forget reading is important all the time. Kids love the time spent with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or older brothers or sisters. Even newborn babies enjoy the sound of a parent’s voice and the rhythm of the story or nursery rhyme. And don’t forget that reading together can be a good way to get the kids settled down at bedtime.

Here are some tips for a great reading experience:

SET aside a special time every day for reading.
TURN OFF the television and radio.
CHOOSE a familiar place.
READ with expression and emotion.
LET younger children turn the pages.
LET older children read to you!

As Dr. Seuss probably didn’t say, but might have, "You don’t wait until your kids learn to talk to talk to them. Why wait until they learn to read to read to them?"