Celebrating Ohio Right to Read Week is one way to stress the importance of reading in our society.  Fostering a lifelong love of reading is an important goal.  We know that good reading skills are essential for success in many subject areas.

Celebrating Ohio Right to Read Week is one way to unite the community, Fostering good relationships within the community is a benefit.  OCIRA invites you and your community to participate.  Click here to download a PDF of a poem dedicated to Celebrating Reading!  

To download an application for the Right to Read Celebration Award PDF or RTF  click on the appropriate link.

Ohio’s Right to Read tradition is a strong one!  The role of reading celebrations is acknowledged in the ODE Guidelines and Benchmarks for School Libraries.  By sustained silent reading, by reading to others, by discussing the books we read and enjoy,  we encourage students to develop lifetime reading habits. 

Districts with 100% participation will receive special recognition at  OCIRA’s Annual Conference. 

Marge Lucas, (Margaret.reads@att.net)  Chairperson
OCIRA Right to Read/Newspaper in Education Committee   

After your Celebration, please complete and mail the Award Application to:

Marge Lucas, OCIRA Chairperson
Ohio Right to Read/Newspaper in Education Committee
c/o Euclid City Schools
Fordyce Bldg.     651 East 222 St.
Euclid, OH  44123

Themes to Consider for Your 2008-2009 Celebration (click HERE to download a PDF of the Right to Read Themes)

For the Year 2009-2010,
We Celebrate Ohio Right to Read Week again

To promote the joy of reading.    
To build good reading habits.
To practice reading skills.
To read aloud and silently.
To discuss ideas in books, stories, poems, nonfiction writing.
To review the importance of reading.
To learn how reading affects the careers and lives of others.
To participate in creative activities that relate to reading.
To share a love of lifetime learning within school, family, community.
To meet Ohio’s Academic Standards across the Curriculum.

For information about the following programs, please contact Ruth Metcalf, rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us

Public Library Summer Reading Programs:  http://oh.webjunction.org/ohsumread/articles/content/21932789
 
Ohio’s Summer Reading Themes at public libraries  include ”Be Creative @ Your Library”(children), “Express Yourself @ Your Library (teens) and “Master the Art of Reading (adults).

Choose to Read OHIO is joint project between State Library of Ohio and OHIOANA.        A list of titles, authors and resources is available at the website for this program introduced in April 2009.  Participants select books by Ohio Authors, read then discuss them.  The program ends December 31, 2009. 
http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctrobooks09/-/resources/overview