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Read for the Record, October 6th
Created in 2006, Jumpstart's Read for the Record, is an international campaign to bring preschool children together with valued grownups in their lives to read the same book, on the same day, in communities all over the world.
On October 6, 2011, more than two million people around the world will open Anna Dewdney's book, Llama Llama Red Pajama and read aloud to children in their communities. The goal is to work towards ending the early education achievement gap. Reading Rockets is pleased to be an active partner in promoting Read for the Record, the community literacy initiative sponsored by Jumpstart in partnership with the Pearson Foundation.
Jump in and get involved
Connect
Visit the Read for the Record website to learn about Jumpstart's work with children and find out about the 2011 campaign. Learn more >
Pledge to read
Pledge your time to share this classic tale with a child in your life, and together we'll set a new record for the world's largest shared reading experience. Pledge to read and you'll also receive updates about new activities, programs, and our special campaign book. Pledge to read >
Spread the word
Add a snappy Read for the Record-focused signature to your e-mail. Here's a basic example: [Your organization] is proud to participate in Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign.
2011 Book: Llama Llama Red Pajama
Free online version in English and Spanish
This year, We Give Books is making it possible for everyone around the world to read Llama Llama Red Pajama online for free. When you read the book online, you will be helping Jumpstart build reading libraries in pre-school classrooms across America, through a special We Give Books campaign. The goal is to donate more than 100,000 children's books! Learn more about the campaign.
Audio version
Audible.com offers an audio version of Llama Llama Red Pajama, for less than one dollar — or free with a new membership.
Print copies at a discount
First Book is offering print copies of Llama Llama Red Pajama, at a 67% discount — only three dollars per book! Visit the First Book Marketplace to place your order.
Activities and games
On the official Llama Llama Red Pajama website, kids can play the Where's Llama Llama? game, try some of the activities, or create their own llama-inspired card. The site also provides resources for teachers, including an Anna Dewdney author study unit, curriculum guides, and a variety of printables (door hanger, poster, and activities).
Sleep family literacy bag
Go on a "sleepy" reading adventure! The Reading Rockets family literacy bags are designed to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.
Tips on reading aloud
Reading aloud with a child is a joyful experience and also a wonderful opportunity to help children build vocabulary, background knowledge, and comprehension skills. It should include lots of two-way conversation about what's happening as the story unfolds. Learn more about how to have a great read aloud experience in these Reading Rockets articles:
- Talking Counts!
- Finding and Sharing Great Kids' Books
- Reading to Two: A Double Challenge
- Print Awareness During Read Alouds
- Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension
- Reading for Meaning with Your Child
Starting young
Learn more about why it's so important to read aloud to kids, starting at a very young age, in this video clip from our show Toddling Toward Reading.
Children's authors read aloud
Some of our favorite writers — Mem Fox, Ashley Bryan, Patricia McKissack, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Julie Andrews, Susan Meddaugh, and others — read aloud from their own stories. Everyone brings their own style to read alouds and that's what makes them so much fun for kids.
About Jumpstart and the Pearson Foundation
Jumpstart is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that every child in the U.S. enters school prepared to succeed. Jumpstart brings college students and community volunteers together with preschool children in low-income communities for a full school year of individualized mentoring and tutoring. Jumpstart's research-based curriculum is focused on building language, literacy, social and emotional skills in preschool children, while providing volunteers with a rewarding way to have lasting impact in their communities.
The Pearson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Pearson plc, one of the world's leading media and education companies. The foundation helps nonprofit organizations around the world deliver books and literacy support to communities in need, and helping the next generation of pre-school teachers give every child in America an equal chance to read, learn, and succeed.
