Kids love World Read Aloud Day
Raising awareness on the importance of reading and storytelling, especially to children.
World Read Aloud Day was on February 01, where many not only in our community but across the world participated in the movement.
The purpose of the day is to raise awareness on the importance of reading and storytelling, especially to children.
Two organisations, Readers R Leaders and Dare2Read SA from the community each made their mark by volunteering their time to children and reading. The organisations do not only encourage reading just on that day but every day.
“Today might be World Read Aloud Day, and Readers R Leaders participated in the event by being part of a nursery school literacy march in Katharada Park, Newclare.
“For Readers R Leaders every day is a Read Aloud Day. Spreading a culture of reading is what we do every day,” said Cyril Turton, the founder of Readers R Leaders.
Turton from Readers R Leaders added that the reason why they went to the nursery school was that they are highlighting the importance of reading specifically to children before they enter the formal schooling system.
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“It is critical. Our communities need to help young children to be ready for school by working with them to develop early literacy and learning skills. Strong reading skills form the basis for learning in all subjects,” said Turton.
He went on to explain that it is important to identify those who struggle with reading as early as possible.
“Children who have been read to at home come to school with important early literacy skills. They are prepared to learn to read and write. Children who have not had many experiences listening to books read aloud or talking about books typically start school with poor early literacy skills. We want to be part of the solution,” he said.
In light of Reading Aloud, Dare2Read SA in partnership with Nal’bali Literacy Campaign visited Bernard Isaacs Primary in Coronationville and Everest Primary school, in Westbury.
According to Natalie Goodman, the founder of Dare2Read SA, volunteers all offered up their time to be part of the pledge to get 1 million children to read. A pledge by the Nal’bali Literacy Campaign.
The team then held a reading session at the Coronationville Library. Many schools in the area also had unprepared reading sessions with their learners as part of the day.
