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Reading and Literacy Holidays:
I Love to Read Month - February
International Book Giving Day - February 14 bookgivingday.com
Read Aloud Day - March 7
World Book Day - March 7
Dr. Suess Birthday - March 2
Read Across America - March 2
D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read - April 12
April 14 to 20 is Library Week Library Week
World Book Night - April 23
Children's Book Week - May 13 tthrough 19
National Book Lovers Day - August 9
International Literacy Day - September 9 sponsored by International Reading Association ReadWriteThink
National Punctuation Day September 24
Read for the Record - September 27 to October 4
National R.E.A.D. Day - November 14
November is Picture Book Month picturebookmonth.com
Current R.E.A.D. Articles for 2013:
Tufts program pairs dogs, students in reading program. (November 13, 2013)
Therapy animals give care to children, seniors. (August 9, 2013)
Children Practice Reading in the Presence of a Dog (July 23, 2013)
Benny Being Benny (July 2013)
Reading with Dogs Benefits All in Bugbee Classroom (June 21, 2013)
Dogs Help Bugbee First Graders With Reading Skills (June 21, 2013)
Kids can read to their 4-legged friends at 'Tails for Tales' (June 18, 2013)
Kids Read to Dogs to Improve Reading Skills (May 29, 2013)
A Kid, a Book and a Four-Legged Friend (May 20, 2013) (Archived in May 2013)
Kids and Dogs, What a Perfect Way to Learn (May 14, 2013)
The Dog is my Homework: Attentive Pups Listen, Help Students Read (May 13, 2013)
Two School Library Research Projects Awarded AASL Research Grants (May 9, 2013)
West Virginia Dog's First Week as Volunteer at Library (May 3, 2013)
Children Reading to Therapy Dogs (May 2, 2013)
Telling Tails: How Dogs Help Kids Use their Words (April 28, 2013)
Unlikely R.E.A.D.ing Companions (April 4, 2013)
Draper Library Goes to the Dogs to Encourage Reading (March 23, 2013)
Dogs help make reading fun for kids (March 22, 2013)
Dr. Seuss and KPETS visit Santa Cruz kids (March 14, 2013)
Everyday Heroes Can Come in All Shapes, Sizes...and Breeds (March 2, 2013)
Dogs Help Kids Boost Reading Skills (February 12, 2013)
D-o-g Helps Kids With Reading, Self-Esteem. (January 22, 2013)
Furry Friends Help Children Read With Ease. (January 14, 2013)
Bibliography: Selected Archived R.E.A.D. and Reading Articles.
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