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Help Gwinnett's Little Readers Set a World Record

Gwinnett parents and community members are invited to join in the worldwide attempt to set a record for the most people reading the same book at any one time. The global reading of "Llama, Llama, Red Pajama" is an attempt to encourage literacy.

Students in the Gwinnett County Public Schools is again getting ready to participate in the global challenge to “Read for the Record.” Students in Pre-K through first grade will be participating in the shared reading experience with this year’s chosen book, “Llama Llama Red Pajama.” The plan is to set a new world reading record. The single-day worldwide event will take place on Thursday, October 6th.

GCPS is inviting community members to join in the attempt to set a record by reading aloud to students in local classrooms. Each school participating was given a donated copy of the book for a volunteer community member to read. The school will count the number of students who either read or heard the story at the required time. It is hoped that a tabulation of these will be enough to establish a new world record. Last year, with 29,671 students reading in the single-day event, GCPS set the record as the largest school district worldwide to participate.

Community members interested in participating by reading aloud to Gwinnett County students can contact their local school. Parents and community members also can celebrate Read for the Record from home by tuning into GCPS TV for a read along on a five-minute program. This will air at 8 a.m, 10:30 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Oct. 6. GCPS TV cable channels and providers include Charter on Channel 22, and Comcast on Channel 24 and 26.

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