Wellington Council Participates in Read for the Record
In celebration of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, Wellington’s Council will read books to more than 600 local children. As part of the world’s largest shared reading experience, Council will visit 12 Wellington schools and 3 Wellington Parks on Thursday, October 27, 2016 to read this year’s campaign book, The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach.
“Wellington is proud to be a part of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record,” said Anne Gerwig, Mayor. “We look forward to helping Jumpstart break another world record—and most importantly, inspiring kids to develop a love of reading.”
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is a national campaign that was launched over a decade ago to address the educational inequities that leave too many children unprepared for kindergarten. Read for the Record inspires adults to read with children, spurs policymakers and organizations to take action toward transformative change in early education, and puts books in the hands of more children across the country.
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