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On Friday, April 27, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System and the Chatham County Youth Commissioners will team up with Read It Loud! Savannah to read to all SCCPSS pre-kindergarten students.  The early learners will be treated to a morning of reading aloud and free books during Pre-K Reading Day.

Chatham County Youth Commissioners will visit the 51 Pre-K classrooms located at 29 area schools to read one selected book aloud to the children. Each of the 1,020 Pre-K students will receive from Read It Loud! Savannah a free book and information to take home with tips to encourage parents and other caregivers to read aloud to children.  

The mission of the Read It Loud! Savannah initiative is to communicate the importance and benefits of reading aloud to children, especially from birth through age five. People who are read to as children are far more likely to develop an interest in reading and achieve academic and financial success in life.

Read It Loud! Savannah is the result of literacy activist Wally Amos and his Chip & Cookie Foundation’s ongoing effort to spread the message of the importance of reading aloud to children. Amos, who is a member of the Read It Loud! Savannah Advisory Board serves as the official campaign spokesperson.

For more information on the Read It Loud! Savannah campaign or to find out how you can take part, contact the Read It Loud! Savannah committee at 652-3655 or visit their website at www.readitloudsavannah.org.