#WeRead Create a story book and get children reading
It is vital to introduce children to reading before they turn five in order for them to get to read for meaning which is an essential part of literacy.
South Africa observed National Book Week last week however creating a culture of reading does not happen in a week. Hollard’s InstaStory Book initiative is aiming to create a culture of reading by making children’s storybooks more accessible to people in communities.
The InstaStory Book initiative allows people to create books by writing, conceptualising, illustrating and laying out the books and then sending the completed storybook to Hollard’s Instagram page where the storybook will be uploaded onto the InstaStory webpage. The story can be downloaded and printed from the webpage which means more books will be available to children.
In a country where four out of five grade four children cannot read with comprehension according to a study published last year by the University of Pretoria building a culture of reading to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future becomes of utmost importance.
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It is vital to introduce children to reading before they turn five in order for them to get to read for meaning which is an essential part of literacy. The National Book Week, according to the South African government, is aimed at
“encouraging the nation to value reading as a fun and pleasurable activity, and to showcase how reading can easily be incorporated into one’s daily lifestyle”.
Literacy is, however, more than just a pleasurable activity, it helps in determining a country’s human capital, it is also linked to better health and socio-economic opportunities.
We need to ensure that more books available to our children to ensure a better future for them. We are all urged to exercise our creativity and use the InstaStory initiative to help make the life of a child between the ages of three to five better.
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