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Oh! The Places You’ll Go! | Florida Literacy Blog

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!


Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

Tomorrow, March 2, is Dr. Seuss’s birthday! The National Education Association promotes Dr. Seuss’s birthday as Read Across America day. Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat is widely recognized as a breakthrough in the fight against illiteracy. Dr. Suess was challenged to write a book using only words from a list of 343 words and to keep the book under 225 new words. He wrote The Cat in the Hat using only 223 words that young children should know, and the rest is history!

Pick up a book and enjoy the day! Thank you to all of the literacy volunteers, tutors, teachers and organizations across Florida that work so hard to spread the joy of reading.

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2 comments on “Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

Ted

“Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat is widely recognized as a breakthrough in the fight against literacy.” I think Dr Seuss was fighting ILliteracy, not literacy!

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You’re right, Dr. Seuss is not trying to prevent people from learning how to read. Thanks for catching this one, Ted!

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