Reading promotion for infants
„Give me an A“ in Norway
http: / / www.gimegena.no /The reading project „Gi meg en A“ (Give me an A) is carried out in the community of Trysil and targets children from birth onwards, aiming to create a reading network of local institutions (mother centres, child daycare centres, schools, libraries, book retailers, the community and cultural entrepreneurs) in order to systematise and expand reading promotion in the community. The organisers are convinced that reading (and reading to children) fosters fundamental values in supporting the social development [ ... ]
Details„Preparing for Life“ - Ireland
http: / / www.preparingforlife.ie /Since 2007, the „Preparing for Life“ research project has supported parents from pregnancy to the school enrolment of hteir children with early childhood education and care programmes. Parents receive books, developmental toys and training and information regarding their children’s development and health. Different mehtods of evaluation are applied throughout the course of the programme. It is jointly funded by Atlantic Philanthropies and the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, [ ... ]
Details„Book Buzz“ in Australia
http: / / www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au / BookBuzz /Book Buzz is part of the Indigenous Literacy Project (Links zur Institution), aiming to foster the reading skills of indigenous people in Australia, particularly children, in remote areas. Book Buzz provides families with babies, infants and pre-school children with book packages.
Each of the book packages contains twelve books for children that have been selected by experts from the Fred Hollows Foundation together with the book industry.
Several copies of the book packages are sent to schools. [ ... ]
„Indigenous Literacy Project“ in Australia
http: / / www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.auThe Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) aims to increase the reading abilities and thus improve the lives of indigenous people in remote areas in Australia. ILP particularly targets school children and infants: The project provides books and other resources and aims to foster public awareness regarding the literacy skills of indigenous people.
ILP is subject to a co-operation of the Australian Book Industry and the Fred Hollows Foundation, which also collaborates with the Australian Bookseller [ ... ]
Read before Reading (Portugal)
http: / / www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt / index.php?s=textos & pid=2131 & fpid=2151 & tab1id=0 & tab2id=0
The National Reading Plan Commission of Portugal signs responsible for this project, which aims to familiarise children under six years of age with reading, by activities including reading in pairs, showing picture books, etc.
DetailsReading Nests in Dutch nursery schools and schools
http: / / www.lugemisyhing.ee / pesa / lugemispesa_projektist.htm
Reading Nest is a project for creating a motivating reading environment in nursery schools and schools. Its objective is to design an environment in schools where children can read in an enjoyable and safe atmosphere and engage in activities, promote creativity of both children and teachers, and foster collaboration between home and community.
The Reading Nest project [ ... ]
Caterpilar of books (promoting early reading in Switzerland)
http: / / www.sikjm.ch / d / lesefoerderung / projekte / buecherraupe.html
The caterpillar of books is a textile construction containing thirty thematic books, fiction and non-fiction, that can be borrowed by children at pre-school and first-year primary school level. The caterpillar project includes manuals for teachers and carers, thematic topics include nature, eating and drinking, colours, starting school. The project is [ ... ]
All of Poland Reads to Kids
http: / / www.calapolskaczytadzieciom.pl / nowa_eng /
An action campaign by the Polish ABC Foundation where everyone is challenged to read to children, twenty minutes a day, in the family as well as in public settings (e.g. schools, hospitals). Reading to children is promoted in different ways: for instance, ABC celebrates Winnie the Pooh’s birthday throughout Poland on October 114, and organises [ ... ]
The Big Picture campaign in the UK
http: / / www.bigpicture.org.uk / HomeThe Big Picture is a national campaign to promote picture books, working to expand the market for, increase the supply of and enhance the status of picture books in the UK. In 2008 the campaign supports all those working with picture books, from art schools to teachers, from librarians to Literature festivals, from booksellers to nurseries. The campaign is backed by all major children`s publishers and by -increasing numbers of writers and illustrators.
DetailsDie Leselotte reist durch Südtirol
http: / / www.kulturinstitut.org / hauptnavigation / veranstaltungen / jukibuz / projekte / die-leselotte-ist-wieder-unterwegs.htmlDie “Leselotte“ ist ein Stofftier, das mit Büchern und Geschichten von einem Kindergarten in die erste Klasse eines Ortes wandert und im Unterricht eingebaut wird. Die Kinder haben dabei freien Zugang zu den Büchern und können mit dem Stofftier spielen. Begleitet wird die “Leselotte“ von einem Lese-Lotte-Reise-Buch, in das Kinder, Erzieherinnen und Lehrerinnen, Eltern und Großeltern Eintragungen machen können. Jede Gruppe entscheidet selbst, was gesammelt wird: z.B. persönliche Leseerfahrungen oder [ ... ]
DetailsBooktime (UK)
http: / / www.booktime.org.ukBooktime is a national programme that promotes reading for pleasure and encourages family engagement in shared reading at an important transition stage in children’s learning and development. Booktime encourages children, parents and carers to read together for pleasure by giving a free book pack to children starting primary school. Booktime also aims to reach children not accessing mainstream education, through local authority contacts and social inclusion coordinators. Booktime is the flagship [ ... ]
DetailsREADY! for kindergarten (US-American programme)
http: / / www.readyforkindergarten.orgREADY! for Kindergarten is an educational program for parents who want their children to have a successful learning experience. It offers families’ readiness skills called Kindergarten targets, tools and training about children`s early learning years, birth to five years old. Children who are taught these skills at home get off to a great start at school. The goal of the READY! for Kindergarten program is to provide information to parents about how their child learns at each age level, along with [ ... ]
DetailsShared Beginnings
http: / / www.leer.org.ar / index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=310 & Itemid=339 & lang=spaA programme by the Reading Foundation in Argentinia, targeting parents (young mothers) of children under the age of ffive,in order to promote early reading, which co-operates with health centres, hospitaals and comunity institutions where the parents can be reached and offered free books.
DetailsFamily of Readers(Argentina)
http: / / www.leer.org.ar / index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=312 & Itemid=340 & lang=spaThis programme is concerned with promoting reading in families with children under school age, by creating a climate of reading, handing out material for teaching reading, and new books, to parents.
DetailsLittle explorers (Argentina)
http: / / www.leer.org.ar / index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=115 & Itemid=93 & lang=spaIn collaboration with IBM Argentina, the Reading Foundation Argentina provides kindergartens and community centres with access to computers and educational software so that children can improve their media literacy.
DetailsVoorleesvogel (multimedia projects in the Netherlands)
http: / / www.voorleesvogel.nlThe Voorleesvogel project meets the need felt by preschools to encourage language development in children (in disadvantaged situations). The many requests from primary education and playgroups for support from projects for early childhood education (vve) prompted libraries in the big towns and cities to combine their forces and develop projects and materials designed to promote language and reading-aloud to infants and pre-school children. Existing projects and products for preschools have been perfected [ ... ]
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