Tuesday, September 23, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY
Reed encourages Hoosiers to help set world reading record
Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed
encourages Hoosiers to help set a new world record Thursday,
Oct. 2 for “the largest shared reading” ever held. The mass
reading event will be part of the Jumpstart “Read for the
Record” campaign, a national effort to raise money for early
education in low-income communities.
Through the “Read for the Record” campaign, children and
adults across the U.S. will read the children’s classic
“Corduroy” to break the current record set last year by the
campaign. Last year’s effort involved more than 260,000
people and raised more than $1 million to support early
education work to low-income communities. To make your
participation count, go online to
www.readfortherecord.org and register to read.
WHO:
Parents, teachers,
community members, students and children of all ages
WHAT:
National “Read for
the Record” campaign aims to set a new world for “the
largest shared reading experience” while raising money for
early education for low-income communities.
WHEN:
October 2, 2008
WHERE:
Across the state of Indiana
WHY:
One-third of
American children enter kindergarten developmentally behind
their peers and without the skills necessary to succeed at
grade level. The “Read for the Record” campaign raises
public awareness about the early education gap that exists
between income levels while raising money to support early
education work in low-income communities.
Go online to
www.readfortherecord.org and register to read and get
more details on the “Read for the Record” campaign,
including information on donating books to children, hosting
shared reading events and other opportunities.
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