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| Mayor Frank G. Pelzman Reads “Stone Soup” to 2nd Graders |
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WHAT: Mayor Frank G. Pelzman Reads “Stone Soup” to 2nd Graders
WHEN: Wed. Oct. 27, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: St. James Grade School, 341 Amboy Ave. – Woodbridge (Amboy & Main) –
2 nd grade class of Mrs. Ginger Tornambe
WHY: To promote Literacy and Love of Reading
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WOODBRIDGE – If the road to success in school and life is paved with the books we read as children, the journey goes a lot smoother when marked by adult role models offering useful direction along the way.
On Oct. 27 at 10:30 a.m. Mayor Frank G. Pelzman will read the popular children’s story Stone Soup to Mrs. Ginger Tornambe’s class of 2 nd-graders at St. James Grade School in Woodbridge. Reading to school classes is a task the Mayor performs frequently and with enjoyment.
“Reading to and with children has substantial positive impact on their academic skills,” says Mayor Pelzman. “It promotes language acquisition, aids literacy development and lays the groundwork for achievement in reading comprehension and overall success in school.”
With its theme of coaxing cooperation by appealing to people’s better nature, Stone Soup is one of the Mayor’s favorite children’s books. “This fable shows how to create a win-win proposition from what appears to be a desperate situation in which everyone is resigned to lose,” he observes. “It’s a good guide for how to conduct our personal and public affairs.”
Educational experts agree that reading aloud in school and at home is critical to a child’s overall learning and development. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, some 10 million American children between 7-11 years of age perform below the most basic level of reading achievement.
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