World Read Aloud Day

http://www.readaloud.org/why.html

http://www.busylibrarian.com/2015/02/world-read-aloud-day-2015.html

World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday, March 4th, 2015. Last year over one million people in more than 80 countries celebrated this day of joy.

"World Read Aloud Day is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write belongs to all people. World Read Aloud Day motivates children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another, and creates a community of readers advocating for every child’s right to a safe education and access to books and technology.
By raising our voices together on this day we show the world’s children that we support their future: that they have the right to read, to write, and to share their words to change the world."

Maybe 15-20 minutes spent reading aloud with your class is a good way of celebrating this day - whether you are reading, or you and your class are reading, it is all good.  Maybe we can have someone come in and read? To try and help get the students involved, we should all be modelling what we keep telling them to do - READ!

Any suggestions or ideas?  Maybe a brief entry on this blog about book choices, genres, etc. could get people interested? Share it with the students as well - this blog is for them as much as for the staff.