Jumpstart Read for the Record 2012: The Center reads Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad

Summary: October 4, 2012 marks this year’s Jumpstart Read for the Record campaign. In partnership with the Pearson Foundation, this event aims to break a world record for having the most people read the same book on the same day. Jumpstart was identified by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy as a Promising Practice in our first donor investment guide for education, entitled Pathways to Student Success: A Guide to Translating Good Intentions Into Meaningful Impact. Jumpstart’s promising model in practice (pg.22) is “Building school readiness skills through increased time in one-on-one relationships with trained, caring adults.” To find out more about our work in U.S. Education, please visit the Center’s website at www.impact.upenn.edu. This is the Center’s third year participating in this event by reading this year’s book, Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. You can listen to this recording on our podcast channel, on iTunes, or by downloading the mp3 file for your preferred media player. We’re happy to be a part of this great event to promote reading and literacy not only in the United States, but around the world