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Gloversville Firefighter reads to students
at Park Terrace during D.E.A.R. day. |
Gloversville
Schools participated in Drop Everything and Read Day
Posted 4/13/10
What is National D.E.A.R.
Day?
D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National
D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind
and encourage families to make reading together on a
daily basis a family priority. At 1:15 p.m., every
student in GESD was either reading or being read to in
recognition of this day.
The birthday of beloved
author Beverly Cleary is the official event date.
D.E.A.R. is sponsored by The National Education
Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); the
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a
division of the American Library Association; Reading
Rockets; The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC);
the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAA);
First Book; HarperCollins Children’s Books; Read Kiddo
Read; Walden Media and Ramona Quimby.
Parents are encouraged to
celebrate D.E.A.R. at home.
Click here to view helpful tips for reading to your
children (PDF document).
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