20 Summer 2015 | AEA Advocate
"As educators, we're constantly striving
to connect with each child and discover his
passions and unlock her potential. NEA's
Read Across America is just one of the ways
that we reach children with a very important
message that reading is fundamental to being
a life-long learner," said NEA President Lily
Eskelsen García. "With more than 45 million
people, young and old, participating every
year, NEA's Read Across America is not just a
phenomenon—it's a reading movement."
As part of tens of thousands of events
happening from coast-to-coast, NEA kicked off
a special reading celebration in Los Angeles
with Eskelsen García and special guest readers.
NEA's award-winning Cat-a-Van Reading Tour
will deliver Seussian-style reading inspiration
next week when it hits the road on March 2
for a weeklong, 3,200-mile trek. Stops along
the Cat-a-Van reading route included Tulsa,
Oklahoma; Garland, Texas; Dallas, Texas;
Pasadena, Texas; Beaumont, Texas; Lafayette,
Louisiana; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The tour
ended with an event at the Louisiana Children's
Museum in New Orleans on March 6.
