Celebrate the Power of Reading 

Reading aloud with young children — whether in the classroom, at home, or in the community — builds literacy and language skills and provides positive reading experiences that instill a love of reading. 

Celebrate with Westmont next Thursday, October 19 with #ReadfortheRecord! #ReadConnectSucceed, readfortherecord.org as we read Liz Wong's QUACKERS, as part of the world’s largest shared reading experience.

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® (RFTR) is a national campaign that was launched over a decade ago to address the educational inequities that leave too many children unprepared for kindergarten. On Thursday, October 19, 2017, millions of children and adults will gather to learn, laugh, and read this year’s campaign book, Quackers by Liz Wong, as part of the world’s largest shared reading experience.

Read for the Record inspires adults to read with children, spurs policymakers and organizations to take action towards transformative change in early education, and puts books in the hands of more children across the country.

For more information please visit:  www.jstart.org/read-for-the-record