San Ramon Valley Students, Teachers Celebrate Read Across America Day

Announcement information, photos submitted by San Ramon Valley Unified School District:

Students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District joined millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the sixteenth annual National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day on Monday, March 2, 2015.

Community leaders from around the San Ramon Valley volunteered as guest readers to share the importance of reading, and make an impact on the lives of the students in our district. This year’s chosen book “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” was read to elementary school students across the school district.

“We applaud our community leaders for acting as role models for our students on Read Across America Day,” said Superintendent Mary Shelton. “This day is a nationwide reminder of the importance of reading to our children. This small act can instill a joy of reading in our young people that will last a lifetime.”

Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday and the joys of reading, inspired millions of readers nationwide, both young and old, to pick up a book and read. To honor Dr. Seuss on his birthday, SRVUSD held numerous reading parties at various schools in our district to help create a nation of readers and explore all fun and exciting places we can go with reading!

For more information NEA’s Read Across America, visit www.nea.org/readacross and www.readacrossamerica.org and learn of other reading celebrations that are happening from coast to coast.

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