[Nfbnet-members-list] Read Across America: Promote Braille Literacy, Have Fun, and READ!
Shaheen, Natalie
NShaheen at nfb.org
Fri Jan 31 23:40:28 UTC 2014
Federationists:
It is almost that time of year againthe time of
year when every Sneech, every Who, everyone
wearing a Thneed, celebrates Seuss because they love to READ!
Any time reading is being celebrated, you know
that we will be there proclaiming our love of
Braille! The National Education Association
celebrates Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss
birthday every year. March 2, Dr. Seusss
birthday, falls on a Sunday this year, so the
festivities will take place on Monday, March 3 in
schools and libraries around the country. As
usual, the NFB will be joining the celebration of
childrens literacy by emphasizing the importance
of Braille. We need your help to get the message
out to the world that we love Braille!
You can join in the Read Across America fun and
help spread the good news about Braille starting today by doing the following:
1. Help your affiliate organize a Read
Across America Day birthday party for Dr. Seuss.
We will be sharing party and activity ideas with affiliate leaders very soon.
2.
<https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform>Send
in pictures of you or your child reading a
Braille book near landmarks or other identifiable
places. We want to show the world that blind
people read Braille across America by showcasing
pictures of Braille readers at famous landmarks.
Whether its by the Statue of Liberty, Gateway
Arch, the Rocky Mountains, a saguaro cactus, the
Grand Canyon, Disneyland, Epcot Center, or even a
Route 66 signlets show the world that Braille
readers are everywhere! Chosen pictures will be
posted on <http://www.nfb.org/>nfb.org, on the
<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind?ref=ts&fref=ts>NFBs
Facebook page, and tweeted by <https://twitter.com/nfb_voice>@NFB_Voice.
3.
<https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform>Send
us a video of you or your child reading Braille
or showing how you will celebrate Dr. Seusss
birthday. A selection of the submitted videos
will be posted on Facebook, the
<http://www.youtube.com/nationsblind>NFBs
YouTube channel, and tweeted by
<https://twitter.com/nfb_voice>@NFB_Voice. For a
fabulous example of a video, check out
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNBMnAqSeo>this
example, submitted by Josey and Angel (one
Braille reader and one print reader).Have fun,
get creative, and show the world why you love Braille!
On March 3, Read Across America Day, help spread
the message that Braille rocks by:
1. READING Dr. Seuss! This is what this day
is all about. You can find Dr. Seuss books in
Braille online to download at
<http://www.bookshare.org>Bookshare or from
<http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/zgate.nls?ACTION=INIT&FORM_HOST_PORT=/prod/www/data/nls/catalog/index.html,z3950.loc.gov,7490&CI=151238>NLS,
and you can find hardcopy Braille books at
<http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/all_books.html>National Braille Press.
2. Read with a child. Volunteer to read a
story or two to children at a school. Read with
your own children. Or read with a young friend.
3. Tell us about what you are reading.
Whether you are reading Dr. Seuss or something
else, we still want to hear about it. Post about
it on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags
#Braille and #NEAReads (the official Read Across
America hashtag). You can talk about what you are
reading, suggest books, ask for suggestions, or
post about why you love Braille and why it is
important, or about anything else. We want to hear from you!
If the whole country is talking about literacy on
March 3, Braille must be a part of the conversation.
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to
pick up a book and read with a child."
--Dr. Seuss
If you have questions about the NFBs
participation in Read Across America, please be in touch.
Liz Spann
Education Program Specialist
Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 E. Wells Street
at Jernigan Place.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Email: <mailto:espann at nfb.org>espann at nfb.org
Phone: 410-659-9314, extension 2418
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