Southside Preschool Joins Reading Campaign to Break World Record
Educare of Chicago Participates in Jumpstart's Read for the Record on Oct. 8October 5, 2009
What
Preschoolers at Educare of Chicago will participate in Read for the Record on Oct. 8, a global effort to break the record for the number of people reading the same book on the same day. The fourth annual Read for the Record is sponsored by Jumpstart, a national early childhood organization.
About 85 preschoolers and their teachers will read A Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Each child will also receive a copy of the book to keep.
Educare of Chicago, the Ounce of Prevention Fund's birth-to-five school on the South Side, has become a national model for narrowing the academic achievement gap for low-income children. Educare will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2010.
"Read for the Record is a great way to reinforce language skills, which are essential to later success in school," said Diana Rauner, Executive Director of the Ounce of Prevention Fund. "Unfortunately, most low-income children do not have an opportunity to develop early literacy skills. At Educare, we use research-based strategies to improve the language and literacy skills of at-risk children so that they enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed."
WHEN
Thursday, October 8
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
WHERE
Educare of Chicago - 5044 South Wabash, Chicago
About the Ounce of Prevention Fund
The Ounce of Prevention Fund gives children in poverty the best chance for success in school and in life by advocating for and providing the highest quality care and education from birth to age five. The Ounce advocates for programs and policies that benefit young children and families; provides training to early childhood professionals in Illinois; and engages in rigorous research and evaluation projects that contribute to best practices throughout the early childhood field.