ReadWriteThink.org offers September calendar

 Each month, the ReadWriteThink.org Calendar offers quick classroom activities, lesson plans, Web links, and texts pertaining to various reading–related and general interest events. Here is a sampling of the links for September.

September 1: National Library Card Month begins today.
September 4: Author Richard Wright was born in 1908.
September 8: Celebrate International Literacy Day!
September 11: Patriot Day is commemorated today, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001.
September 15: Hispanic Heritage Month begins today.

There also are links relating to other noted authors and events, and more. For further information, visit the website. The ReadWriteThink.org is a nonprofit website maintained by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English with support from the Verizon Foundation, and in association with the Thinkfinity consortium. The site provides free lesson plans, interactive student materials, Web resources, and standards for K-12 classroom teachers of reading and the English language arts. Visit the main site.