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World Read Aloud Day 7th March 2012. Another promotion for the National Year of Reading

To raise awareness of the educational challenges that many children face, a non-profit organization called LitWorld has designated the first Wednesday of every March "World Read Aloud Day."

Parents, students, teachers and community members from more than 60 countries across the globe are coming together Wednesday to address the issue of adult and childhood illiteracy. But the focus isn't necessarily on new technologies, new teaching methods or millions of dollars in donations from private corporations to solve the problem, says Pam Allyn, executive director and founder of the international nonprofit LitWorld.

Children's books read-alouds

Storyline: members of the actors guild foundaton read children's books allowed, accompanied by activities and lesson plans.

Elementary books read aloud by various authors and actors. Titles change, so you can have an email sent to receive updates. Activity guides are also available for the books.

It's all about Think Aloud, that age-old trick of simply narrating everything you are doing as the wiser, more experienced brain in the room. Narrate your decisions and your rationale and you will be teaching your students how to make good decisions online and off. Good behavior online is trickle down, after all. Model it, live it, talk about it. It's all "using" technology.

One Book to Connect the World

One Book to Connect the World