Read Across America
Encyclopedia
Read Across America is an initiative
on reading
created by the National Education Association
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One part of the project is National Read Across America Day, an observance in the United States
held on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss
.
Initiative
In political science, an initiative is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote...
on reading
Reading (process)
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of constructing or deriving meaning . It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas...
created by the National Education Association
National Education Association
The National Education Association is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become...
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One part of the project is National Read Across America Day, an observance in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
held on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
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