Join us on Sunday, April 24, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat where we will celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day with a discussion of the joy of reading. We will be asking a series of questions to foster conversation around building our personal stack of favorite books and why they bring us joy. The chat will be hosted by 起点传媒Elementary Section Steering Committee members Tracy Flores () and Yoo Kyung Sung ().
Founded by author and poet , is a year-long commitment celebrating the importance of bookjoy. It was inspired by the Mexican traditional holiday El d铆a del ni帽o (the day of the child). Mora thought, “We have Mother鈥檚 Day and Father鈥檚 Day. We need kids鈥� day too, but I want to connect all children with bookjoy, the pleasure of reading.”
We will share the following questions during the Twitter chat:
WARM-UP: Please introduce yourself by telling us your location and role. Share a photo of a text that brought you #bookjoy as a child or teen. #NCTEchat [8:04 p.m.]
Q1: Who is your favorite character to use to share #bookjoy on Children鈥檚 Day, Book Day and why? Share an image! #NCTEchat [8:10 p.m.]
Q2: Children鈥檚 Day, Book Day is often called D铆a to emphasize the importance of daily reading. How do you foster #bookjoy every day? #NCTEchat [8:18 p.m.]
Q3: Children鈥檚 Day, Book Day is April 30. Have you celebrated this day in the past? If so, what tips can you offer to those planning a Children鈥檚 Day, Book Day #bookjoy celebration (virtually or in person)? If not, what ideas do you have for future celebrations? #狈颁罢贰肠丑补迟听[8:26 p.m.]
Q4: What reading brings you #bookjoy on a daily basis? #NCTEchat [8:34 p.m.]
Q5: What inspirational texts (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, blogs, articles, books) have you been reading that correspond with #bookjoy? #狈颁罢贰肠丑补迟听聽[8:42 p.m.]
Q6: Share a book that you have recently read and/or are currently reading and why you would recommend it to others. #NCTEchat #bookjoy [8:50 p.m.]
We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #NCTEchat.
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