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STAMFORD, Conn. Volunteers from Stamford corporations visited Kindergarten and first-grade students across the city to read books to them Wednesday morning.
Its like brushing your teeth, but more fun, Tracie Wilson, senior vice president of programming and development at NBC Universals Stamford Media Center, told Sue Rubecks first-grade class at Toquam Magnet Elementary School after reading several books there.
The mother of two knows how important reading is, and has participated in the event all three years NBC Universal has been in Stamford to help do her part. Wilson added that the curriculum moves fast, and students really suffer if they do not learn how to read quickly.
The students in the 10 Toquam classrooms were excited and engaged in what their guests told them, Principal Mark Woodward said. He added that the students take extra value in the fact that people in the community show an interest in them compared to their teachers on a daily basis.
The visits were a part of the Business to Books Read-a-thon program run by the Workplace Volunteer Center, which is designed to promote literacy and increase volunteerism in the schools, a press release said. Besides NBC Universals Stamford Media Center the program includes The Ashforth Company, Greenwich Associates, APT Metrics, Nestle Waters, GE, Xerox, Deloitte, Pitney Bowes, U.S. Trust, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Building and Land Technology and KPMG, the release said.
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