TENNESSEE, USA — It's National Read Across America Day! This day was created to help encourage students across the country to read in their classrooms, even a virtual one.
"At this time where our lives have kind of become closed in. There's no more important time to sort of explore the world, someone told me once reading is like a low-cost ticket to see the world, and that's absolutely right," said Dave Risher CEO of WorldReader.
Here are some easy ways to encourage your kids to read:
- Keep books where you spend time like the car and different rooms in your house. The idea is to make them accessible.
- Get caught reading. Children imitate what they see. Take the time to read it out loud.
- Whether you are reading to your child or your child is reading to you, you never know what you could learn.
Here's how you can participate in East Tennessee:
Read and log those minutes!
Read City USA can help you pick up a book and keep track of those minutes, as your student explores stories. You can also check out a mobile app called Beanstack Tracker to help track progress on the go!