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February 2018
Read Across America Day
Read Across America 2018 is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading around Dr. Seuss's birthday. Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading aloud to children during the week of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Select schools in the valley have been selected to celebrate where each student will receive books and other fun items Feb. 26 - March 1, 2018.
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Read Across America on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Oh, the Places You'll Go when you read! March 2 is NEA's Read Across America Day. Read the Seuss classic, Oh, The Places You'll Go or any other favorite book to your kids!
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Ready to Read! Block Party
2018 AZCEND Block Party Everyone come have fun and meet with experts on how to prepare your child to succeed in school at this FREE community event. April 7, 2018, 10:00AM-Noon AZCEND 345 S. California Street, Chandler, AZ
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Everyone come have fun and meet with experts on how to prepare your child to succeed in school at this FREE community event. April 26, 2018 4:00PM-6:00PM Galveston Elementary School 661 E. Galveston Street, Chandler, AZ
Find out more »May 2018
Read On Arizona General Meeting
Join our statewide network of community partners committed to improving early language and literacy outcomes for Arizona's children. Learn about latest work, new tools and opportunities related to Read On Arizona. Contact Renee Khoury to register: RKhoury@readonarizona.org
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The Arizona Summer Reading Program encourages children and families to read for 20 minutes a day throughout the summer so they’ll increase or maintain their reading levels they worked so hard to achieve.
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Tinkering with STEM: Connections
Linking Literacy with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics June 9, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon When children tinker they learn the use of materials and the power of tools. Taking a refreshing turn in STEM, we follow the lead of author Cate Heroman, Making & Tinkering with STEM: Solving Design Challenges with Young Children (NAEYC, 2017). Classrooms that support creativity allow for experimentation, providing playful time with materials and tools. Join us as at Rio Salado College Conference Center…
Find out more »National Summer Learning Day
Summer Learning Day is a national advocacy day recognized to spread awareness about the importance of summer learning for our nation’s youth in helping close the achievement gap and support healthy development in communities all across the country.
Find out more »July 2018
Payson Book Festival
Payson Book Festival In our fourth year The Arizona Professional Writers Rim Country Chapter is showcasing over 80 Arizona Authors on Saturday, July 21 from 9:00AM to 3:30 PM in partnership with Majestic Rim Retirement Living. The Payson Book Festival keeps getting better. We are again at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino Hwy 87with a free, community wide celebration of books and literacy. This family-friendly event encourages book-lovers of all ages to enjoy the workshops and seminars highlighting your favorite…
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First Things First Early Childhood Summit 2018
The First Things First Early Childhood Summit brings together professionals, stakeholders and supporters of early childhood education and health to share innovative strategies, research and best practices that help kids be ready for school and set for life. Ensuring that our youngest kids arrive at kindergarten prepared to succeed requires all parts of the early childhood system to work together, and the Summit offers an exciting opportunity to build both the knowledge and relationships critical to our collective success. Make…
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