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"Reading is Magic"
   
 
Sharon and Veronica Dr. Veronica Garcia, Secretary of Education, is the NEA-NM Read Across America honorary chair for 2008. She is shown here with NEA-NM President Sharon Morgan as they planned a special event at Ceasar Chavez Elementary School for Read Across America on March 3rd. NEA-NM’s Read Across America program was also the recipient of $1,000, the proceeds of a silent auction in late December held at POP Gallery in Santa Fe. It will go a long way in terms of promoting literacy during the upcoming year.
   
 
2008 RAA Visit the 2008 Read Across America Photo Gallery
   
  The Cat in the Hat is again available for use!

As we have done in the past, NEA-NM will ship the Cat to you for use by your local. You will be responsible for returning the Cat back to NEA-NM with your local picking up the return shipping expense. If you can work with other locals in your region to schedule around the same time, it would be even easier to get the Cat from place to place.

If you are interested in receiving the schedule, contact: Elizabeth Martinez, NEA-NM at (800) 432-2017 or emartinez@nea.org.
   
  Download the RAA Poster for 2008 (PDF)
  Download the RAA bookmarks (PDF)
   
  RAA group 08
Our own New Mexico Reading Song, "Leer" ("To Read")
sung in Spanish and English
Performed by Al Hurricane - Lyrics by Eduardo Holguin

Spanish

 

English

 
  Photo by Peter Norby  
     
July 2008

Tip of the Month
Want to prevent summer reading loss? Encourage students to take part in their local public library’s summer reading programs that provide activities and prizes to keep students engaged.

Link of the Month
With Book Adventure Foundation’s free reading motivation program for grades K–8, kids can create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they’ve read, and earn points and prizes. Go to www.bookadventure.org/.

Activity of the Month
It’s Olympic season. Create a summer reading challenge and crown a summer reading champion at the end of this reading season. For booklists and tips, go to www.readingrockets.org.

JULY LITERACY DATES
• July 2 National Literacy Day www.nifl.gov
• July 12 National Summer Learning Day www.summerlearning.com
• July 28–31 World Congress on Reading www.reading.org

www.nea.org/readacross
   
 
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