WUCF, Central Florida’s PBS station, announced today that it will be joining PBS stations across Florida to participate in Jumpstart’s virtual Read for the Record on October 28, 2021.
Florida PBS stations including South Florida PBS, WEDU TV, WFSU TV/FM, WGCU TV/FM, WJCT TV/FM, WSRE TV, WUCF TV, and WUFT TV/FM are creating videos of local celebrities, station leaders, and educators reading Kat Zhang’s book, Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon.
The videos will be posted on social media (Facebook, YouTube) throughout the day for families and educators to watch and read along. We will also post the WUCF videos on this page.
This year, public television stations across Florida will be joining in with read-along videos, family-friendly activities, and virtual field trips throughout the day. Viewers in the Central Florida area can follow WUCF’s Facebook page on October 28 for Read for the Record videos in English and Spanish.
Read for the Record celebrates the transformative power of books. The initiative showcases adults reading to children in their communities. It fosters a positive association with reading and learning and highlights the social-emotional benefits of one-to-one reading. In 2020, despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, more than two million readers across the globe participated in Read for the Record.
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Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon Resources: