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Wednesday
October 3, 2012
8:00 PM
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Highlighted counties participate in the program
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Second Seuss-a-Palooza a smashing success
Musician Brad Paisley (above) joined author and rocket scientist Homer Hickam, NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, America's Got Talent winner Landau Murphy, children's author Sarah Sullivan, Iraq war veteran Jessica Lynch, West Virginia Symphony Conductor Grant Cooper, Charleston Gazette Sports Editor Mitch Vingle and state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple to read "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss. The video debuted at Read Aloud's second Seuss-a-Palooza in March. More. |
What happens when you read aloud?
For one thing, children learn new words that come in handy when they try to read on their own. But wait, there's more.
Children who read for pleasure score higher
Fourth graders who reported reading for fun almost every day scored higher on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress than students who read for pleasure less frequently.
Raising readers
"Today, I read to my own girls because I know the more we read the more they learn. And the more they learn the more they can do."
-- Jennifer Garner
Reading affects your life
“You take a black man who doesn’t have a job, but you say to him, ‘Look, you can make a difference in your child’s life, just by reading to him for 30 minutes a day.’ That’s what I would like to do."
-- Walter Dean Myers
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
