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National Poetry Month
Poetry readings, festivals, book displays, workshops and other events mark this effort to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Find more information at: www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41
April 2-8 - Week of the Young Child
This year's theme is "Building Better Futures for All Children."
The National Association for the Education of Young Children established this celebration to highlight the need to ensure that each and every child experiences the type of early environment--at home, at child care, at school, and in the community--that will promote their early learning.
Learn more about the Week of the Young Child at:
www.naeyc.org/about/woyc/ or http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/woyc/woycinfo.html
Look into the National Center for Learning Disabilities Get Ready to Read where you will find, among other things, a literacy checklist, an online game and activity cards. Check out the site at:
www.getreadytoread.org
April 2-8 - National Library Week
This observance provides an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians, as well as a way to promote library use and support. All types of libraries—school, public, academic and special—participate. Check it out at:
www.ala.org/ala/pio/factsheets/nationallibrary.htm
April 10-16 - Young People's Poetry Week
This is a chance to encourage people to celebrate poetry—read it, enjoy it, write it—in their homes, childcare centers, classrooms, libraries, and bookstores. Materials are available to help teachers, librarians, bookstores, and others celebrate the event. Find the link at:
www.cbcbooks.org/html/poetry_week.html
April 12
National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
The National Education Association; National PTA; the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the
American Library Association; Reading Rockets and HarperCollinsChildrensBooks are calling for families to drop everything and read together for 30 minutes. Get resources and find out more at: www.dropeverythingandread.com.
April 14
Teacher Annie Sullivan was born in 1866. You can find a biographical sketch of Miss Sullivan, who is best known for her work with Helen Keller at:
www.afb.org/section.asp?Documentid=927 or at www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/sull-ann.htm
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