Friday, April 13, 2007
5th Annual Minnesota Early Childhood Read-A-Thon
Here's an activity that you may want to participate in...
Date: April 25, 2007
Time: 8:30am - 11:30am
Where: State Capitol Rotunda and Great Hall
What: An event to promote the importance of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers growing up in a literacy-rich environment.
Featuring:
Kari Johnson; john2661@umn.edu; 612-237-1401 or Nicholas Goodwin; goodwinn@augsburg.edu; 612-501-5250
Sponsored by the Minnesota Legislative Early Childhood Caucus Co-Chairs: Reo. Sandra Peterson, Rep. Randy Demmer, Sen. Claire Robling, Sen. Tarryl Clark, and Ex-Officio Chair Rep. Nora Slawik.
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ALSO did you know that yesterday was National Drop Everything and Read Day
What is National D.E.A.R. Day?
D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority.
National D.E.A.R. Day is lead by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); HarperCollins Children’s Books; the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association; Reading Rockets; First Book; the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAAF) and Ramona Quimby.
The National D.E.A.R. Day partners are marking the birthday of beloved author Beverly Cleary as the official event date, April 12th. Ramona Quimby, who was in charge of spreading the word about National D.E.A.R. Day last year, is relinquishing the National Spokesperson role in 2007 to actress Emma Roberts, star of Nickelodeon's Unfabulous and the upcoming Nancy Drew movie.
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Take the time to read to a child today... you will be impacting their tomorrow!
Here's an activity that you may want to participate in...
Date: April 25, 2007
Time: 8:30am - 11:30am
Where: State Capitol Rotunda and Great Hall
What: An event to promote the importance of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers growing up in a literacy-rich environment.
Featuring:
- Legislator lead story time
- Entertainment for young children
- Resources for parents
- Book give-aways
Kari Johnson; john2661@umn.edu; 612-237-1401 or Nicholas Goodwin; goodwinn@augsburg.edu; 612-501-5250
Sponsored by the Minnesota Legislative Early Childhood Caucus Co-Chairs: Reo. Sandra Peterson, Rep. Randy Demmer, Sen. Claire Robling, Sen. Tarryl Clark, and Ex-Officio Chair Rep. Nora Slawik.
________________________________________
ALSO did you know that yesterday was National Drop Everything and Read Day
What is National D.E.A.R. Day?
D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority.
National D.E.A.R. Day is lead by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); HarperCollins Children’s Books; the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association; Reading Rockets; First Book; the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAAF) and Ramona Quimby.
The National D.E.A.R. Day partners are marking the birthday of beloved author Beverly Cleary as the official event date, April 12th. Ramona Quimby, who was in charge of spreading the word about National D.E.A.R. Day last year, is relinquishing the National Spokesperson role in 2007 to actress Emma Roberts, star of Nickelodeon's Unfabulous and the upcoming Nancy Drew movie.
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Take the time to read to a child today... you will be impacting their tomorrow!
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:05 PM 
