Nevada Reading Week
Mission: Inspiring and instilling the joy and importance of reading across Nevada
March 3-7, 2025
Color Our World With Books
Historical Background of Nevada Reading Week: For more than forty years Nevada Reading Week has been celebrated across the entire state - from small rural communities to larger urban areas. Activities often include book studies, author studies, literary readings by renowned authors, book fairs, and family literacy events. The stewards of Nevada Reading Week include PK-12 school librarians, educators, the Nevada Department of Education, the Nevada State Library, public libraries, community leaders, students and their families. Nevada Reading Week serves to promote a life-long love of reading. From students in Pre-Kindergarten listening attentively on a circle rug to their teacher’s riveting read-aloud to high school seniors engaging in rigorous discussions about a novel, the joy of reading is evident. Each school year begins with the selection of a specific theme that often reflects the spirit of the times. Once the theme is announced, it serves as a vehicle for leading a year-long campaign that culminates in the final celebration during the first week of March.
Thank you to everyone for making Nevada Reading 2025 a special experience!
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A special Message from the Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert
Nevada Reading Week Resources & learning experiences
PebbleGo
FREE Access to pebblego!
PebbleGo, an award-winning digital database developed by Capstone, provides young students with age-appropriate, curriculum-based content through engaging multimedia articles, activities, and resources that support research and literacy skills.
All students will have free access to PebbleGo until May 1st!
Students may access the platform via Clever or by using the credentials below:
Username: NVREADS
Password: read
Nevada Reading Week Presents Dr. Sue Corbin
Dr. Sue Corbin will review the Children's Rights to Read statement as it relates to the mission and vision of the International Literacy Association. This event is open to all librarians, educators, literacy leaders, and community members. Every attendee will receive a certificate for 1 hour of professional learning from the Nevada Department of Education.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:30 - 5:30 pm PST
Register for the event here!
Dr. Sue Corbin
As an ILA member for more than 30 years, Sue Corbin has been a regular participant, facilitator, and presenter for state, national, and international ILA conferences. She has served as a board member and chair of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group and has been a member of the editorial board of the group’s journal, The Dragon Lode. She has also served as a member and chair of the group’s committee on Notable Books for a Global Society. Her publications include articles in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, The Reading Teacher, Language Arts, The Ohio Reading Teacher, The Dragon Lode, Ohio Voices, The ALAN Review, and Children's Literature and Education, among others.
Most of Sue’s adult life has been dedicated to the literacy profession. She has taught as a pre-K–grade 6 literacy specialist, a middle school reading teacher, an adult education reading tutor, and a professor of literacy education at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Kent State University, Cleveland State University, Malone University, and Notre Dame College in Ohio. Before her recent move to North Carolina, she was instrumental in reviving the Ohio Literacy Association, and she is currently a new member of the North Carolina Reading Association.
Her research interests include the role of literature in literacy and content curricula, instructional strategies for struggling readers, and the impact of new teachers on pre-K–12 students' literacy learning.
Booklists are now available
Check out the booklists for Nevada Reading Week by clicking here or the resources link at the top of the page. These resources are great for librarians, educators, families, students, community members, and all Nevadans. Help spread the love and joy of reading!