Read Across America Day 2006

March 2006 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 Ash Wednesday Wednesday March 1 -18 years, -8 months, -21 days or -6841 days 2 Read Across America Day Thursday March 2 -18 years, -8 months, -20 days or -6840 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 12 -18 years, -8 months, -10 days or -6830 days 13 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day Friday March 17 -18 years, -8 months, -5 days or -6825 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2006 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, March 2nd.

Read Across America Day is held annually on a school day closest to March 2nd each year. The day promotes reading for children. The popular children’s author Dr. Seuss had his birthday on March 2nd thus original planners of the holiday wanted it to be near his birthday. The National Education Association (NEA) was one of the main backers of this idea to have a special day to promote reading among the population and especially children.

Days to the start of Read Accross America Day 2006

Thursday, March 2nd is day number 61 of the 2006 calendar year with -18 years, -8 months, -20 days until Read Across America Day 2006.