DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 194
August 22, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Read for
the Record, October 2, 2008 |
The
Department of Education, in collaboration with the Council of Chief State
School Officers, encourages all parents, teachers, and caregivers to join them
in celebrating Read for the Record, October 2, 2008. Read for the Record is a
national campaign designed to encourage hundreds of thousands of children and
adults to read the same book on the same day, October 2, 2008.
The ability
to read is the foundation of literacy and is the single most important activity
for building knowledge for personal success; therefore, persons in school
divisions in the Commonwealth are urged to set aside time to read to a child.
It is my hope that reading to a child will provide a reading role model, and
that it will help motivate all children to develop a passion for reading, a
love for books, and an appreciation for lifelong learning.
The Read for
the Record website can be accessed at http://www.readfortherecord.org. On
this website you can register to read to a child, obtain information on the
selected book, and find out ways you can share your involvement with friends,
family, and your community.
Further
information may be obtained from Ginna Glover, specialist for reading and
English, via e-mail at Ginna.Glover@doe.virginia.gov
or telephone at (804) 786-1997.
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