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Advocacy Calendar
 

January 2009

January 6

First session of the 111th Congress begins

January 8 Anniversary of No Child Left Behind
January 20 Presidential Inauguration
January 21 Family Literacy Day (Canada)
February 2009
  Library Lover's Month
February 2
(tentative)
President's budget proposal for FY 2010 released
February 7-10 2009 National Reading Recovery and K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference
February 4-5 National African American Read-In. Sponsored by the Black Caucus of National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
February 16-20 President's Day district work period (ideal time for members of Congress to visit schools in their districts)
February 28 Deadline to submit advocacy articles for spring issue of The Journal of Reading Recovery
March 2009
March 2 National Education Association's Reading Across America
March 5 World Book Day 2009
April 2009
April 2 International Board on Books for Young People's International Children's Book Day
April 6-17 Spring congressional district work period (ideal time for members of Congress to visit schools in their districts)
April 12-18 National Library Week
April 12 Drop Everything and Read Day
April 23 UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day
April 30 Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros (Day of the Child/Day of the Book)
May 2009
  Reading Recovery Teacher graduations - perfect opportunity to invite decision makers to attend ceremonies and showcase the professional development that makes Reading Recovery so effective. RRCNA's "Guide to Decision Makers" brochure.
  Get Caught Reading Month
  National Better Hearing and Speech Month
May 13-19 Reading is Fundamental's Reading is Fun Week
May 25-29 Memorial Day congressional district work period (ideal time for members of Congress to visit schools in their districts)

June 2009

  Reading Recovery Teacher graduations - perfect opportunity to invite decision makers to attend ceremonies and showcase the professional development that makes Reading Recovery so effective.
June 10-13 Teacher Leader Institute & North American Leadership Academy, Marriott Gateway Hotel, Crystal City, VA (metro D.C.)