Read Across America helps children experience the joy of reading and get excited about high quality, diverse literature in which they can see themselves reflected in the stories.
About Read Across America
Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA) and guided by a committee of educators, NEA’s Read Across America is the nation’s largest celebration of reading. It focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are about everyone, for everyone.
“Reading is such an important part of children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development,” said Joy Turner, Vice President of Education at Kiddie Academy®. “It helps expand their vocabulary, develop listening skills, and introduce complex language structures. It also stimulates imagination, critical thinking, and helps children understand cause and effect.”
Celebrating Read Across America at Home
Encouraging a love of reading is an important part of the curriculum at Kiddie Academy. We utilize Read Across America to promote literacy, diversity, community, and memorable learning experiences.
To extend this beyond the classroom, the Education department at Kiddie Academy has pulled together a list of books suitable for all ages that you can read with your little one at home:
- Mama Zooms, Jane Cowen-Fletcher
- Colors De La Vida, Cynthia Weill
- Counting on Community, Innosanto Nagara
- One Love, Cedella Marley
- Loving Me, Debby Slier
- Baby Dance, Ann Taylor
- Peekaboo Morning, Rachel Isadora
- My Heart Fills with Happiness, Monique Gray Smith
- Bee-bim Bop!, Linda Sue Park
- Whose Toes are Those?, Jabari Asim
- Counting With Contando Con Frida (English and Spanish Edition), Patty Rodriguez
