Published March 11. 2021 09:25AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Celebrating Reading Awareness Month, PBS39, the Lehigh Valley’s Public TV station and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, visited four regional elementary schools to promote reading skills among elementary school students.
The goal of the program is to ensure all children are able to read at grade level by the end of third grade.
Locally, Cetronia Elementary School was chosen as one of the four schools to be visited by the PBS39 team.
The team, accompanied by “Corey,” and PBS39’s Education Explorer, will be delivering reading materials to each school visited.
Read Across America is held on the birthday of Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.
His many children’s books have helped youngsters to improve their reading skills beginning with his first children’s book “And to Think I saw it on Mulberry Street.”
He wrote a total of 60 books, many of which became the inspiration for television shows, movies and even a Broadway play.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND Preparing for the arrival of the PBS39 Lehigh Valley Reads Team on March 2 are Cetronia Elementary kindergarten teacher Courtney Lee, second grader Josiah Diaz, Dr. Ruthie Tice, reading specialist, and fourth grader Amare Lowe.
Lehigh Valley's Public TV station PBS39 Mascot “Corey” greets Cetronia Elementary school students and staff during Lehigh Valley Reads Day.
Lehigh Valley's Public Television station PBS39 delivered reading material to Cetronia Elementary School on March 2. Cetronia Reading Specialist Dr. Ruthie Tice, fourth grader Amare Lowe, second grader Josiah Diaz, and Principal Jamie Giaquinto join PBS39 Mascot “Corey” in front of the PBS39 Education Explorer van.
