Youth and Schools - Showing the importance of reading - Showing the importance of reading

    On October 21 the Minnesota Reading Corps sponsored an event at Jenny Lind Elementary. Volunteers came to read to the kids in some of the classrooms for one-half hour that morning. They each read a story to the students, and then told something about themselves and their involvement in our community.

    Jenny Lind was fortunate to host former Mayor R.T. Rybak, Congressman Keith Ellison, incoming School Board Member Don Samuels, an Al Franken staff member, two Webber and North Regional librarians, a local firefighter, a retired Mpls Public Schools principal and a dedicated Jenny Lind volunteer.

    Mayor Rybak brought one of his favorite books to read, The Tin Forest. Keith Ellison was excited to read House Mouse, Senate Mouse, one of his favorites. All these dedicated community members demonstrated the importance and pleasure of reading.

    Minnesota Reading Corps’ mission is to have every third grader reading at the appropriate level, so they can “read to learn” by fourth grade and beyond. For more info contact Kathleen Stratton at kstratton@minnesotareadingcorps.org or 612-668-2020 ext 37071.