Tomorrow (March 2) is Read Across America Day, sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA), and created with the intent of bringing the excitement of reading to every child in every community across the nation. The event coincides with the birthday of Dr. Seuss and features many events to celebrate reading.
Teachers and parents can get involved with the fun by downloading the free materials available from the NEA. Or, you can simply celebrate reading by choosing a book with your gifted students/children to read aloud together. Some great ideas for selecting books for gifted kids include:
- Hoagies Gifted Education Page provides tons of reading lists for gifted kids.
- Creative Kids Magazine features book reviews for kids and teens written by other kids and teens.
- YALSA’s Best of the Best lists the best books published in recent years for young adults.
- ALSC's Newbery Medal Home Page includes links to recent and past winners of the Newbery medal and other awards.
- The Book Whisperer has suggested books great for gifted young readers on her blog.
Whether it’s a full classroom event, a little bit of extra silent reading time, or settling in with a good book about gifted kids, we hope you celebrate Read Across America Day too! (For those curious about what I will read tomorrow, it’s Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich’s 8th Grade SuperZero.)