Mayor Walt Maddox Reads To Elementary School for Reading Week

Read Across America Week is being celebrated in schools all across West Alabama. Woodland Forrest celebrated Read Across America week with plenty of activities and events.

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This week, we are excited to celebrate Read Across America," said Woodland Forrest Principal Teresa Croom Bivens. Bivens said this week is a time for the school to "showcase the joy of reading to all of our students."

During Read Across America week, the students at Woodland Forrest had a few very special visitors. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox dropped by the school to read to a class for Read Across America week.

"Thursday, Mayor Maddox, Shane Spiller of Spiller Furniture, and TCS Board Member, Erica Grant joined in the fun as they read to our students. We were excited to welcome Mayor Maddox to The Forrest as he shared his love for our community and The Tuscaloosa City Schools," said Woodland Forrest Principal Teresa Croom Bivens.

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Our students also enjoyed a book character parade today where they dressed up as their favorite character. The book character parade provided them with the opportunity to express themselves through their love of reading.

Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2nd, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.

According to Read-A-Thon, the program was created by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1997 and is designed to encourage children of all ages to read, and to promote the love of reading among children and it's celebrated in schools, libraries, and communities across the United States.