Reading promotion for children
„Aksjon Lesekompis“ und „Aksjon Lesereisen“ for children in Norway
http: / / www.norli.no /The national reading competition „Aksjon Lesekompis“ (reading partners) for children in classes 1 to 4 and the competition „Aksjon Lesereisen“ (reading journey) for children in classes 5 to 7 is annually organised and funded by „Norli bokhandelselskap“, a big book chain in Norway , in cooperation with the most significant publishers in Norway (e.g. Cappelen, Aschehoug, Gyldendal). The younger children receive a sticker for each book they have either read, listened to or have jointly read with a partner [ ... ]
Details„Idrett og lesing“ - Sport and Reading in Norway
http: / / bokpallen.no / index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=561 & Itemid=79Sport and Reading was a three year project by The Association Read funded by The Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority (now the National Library of Norway) and Arts Council Norway. The main objective was to bring literature into the sport field to create a joy for reading among athletes in different sport sections including mass and elite sports. Key persons in the project were librarians. Equipped with book bags from The Association Read they visited teams and clubs before or after training [ ... ]
Details„Duffy – Books in Homes“ in New Zealand
http: / / www.booksinhomes.org.nz /The „Duffy Books in Homes“ charity was established in 1995 and since its inception, it has provided more than 100 000 children from ca. 550 schools with at least five books a year each. Duffy focuses on those schools that, according to census statistics, are attended by particularly deprived children. The Duffy mission is to inspire children with a love of books and reading, by book ownership, and thus foster their communicative skills. Books are selected from catalogues subject to meetings of Duffy [ ... ]
Details„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 [ ... ]
„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. [ ... ]
Children`s books for free download
http: / / www.childrensbooksforever.com /
Children`s books by Hans Wilhelm have been translated into many different
languages and they are highly popular with children all over the world. On
his website “Children`s Books Forever“, the author and illustrator provides
many of his books for download free of charge. For non-commercial purposes,
users can print out texts and pictures or view them as [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
A book for every child
http: / / www.bokenisverige.se / sida.php?sida=english
“A book for every child“ (En Bok Åt Alla) started with a few schools in 1996. The Book-in-Sweden Foundation took the initiative, in close cooperation with the Swedish Booksellers Association. The program has since become nationwide. The original aim is to promote children`s reading through book talk and other reading activities in schools and libraries and visits to [ ... ]
Librarian Uses Donkey Cart to Bring Books to Rural Ethiopian Children
http: / / www.voanews.com / english / 2008-07-30-voa13.cfmThe Donkey Mobile Library was launched by the Ethiopian librarian Johannes Gebregiorgis in the town of Awassa, Ethiopia. Following many years working in San Francisco in a library, he returned to the country of his birth to bring English language books to school children. Not many children in Ethiopia have access to books as the schools usually do not have libraries, one problem apart from lack of funding being the many different languages spoken in Ethiopia. Hence, the book enthusiast does not only bring [ ... ]
Details(Super heroes need super stories) - creative writing for students in South Tyrol
http: / / www.kulturinstitut.org / hauptnavigation / veranstaltungen / jukibuz / archiv-jukibuz / superheld-braucht-supergeschichten.htmlThe reading and writing project of the Child and Youth Book Centre, South Tyrol, inspires children to write their own texts, which are then professionally discussed and edited.
DetailskidsREAD!
http: / / kidsread-jssc.blogspot.comkidsREAD! was launched as a national campaign in 2004 on the occasion of the World Day of books (April 23), in order to familiarise children aged four too eight years with books and reading. It particularly aims at children from less educated backgrounds. Reding clubs have been established where volunteers trained by the National Library Board work with children.
DetailsThere’s Always Time to Read (Portugal)
http: / / www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt / index.php?s=textos & pid=2131 & fpid=2151 & tab1id=0 & tab2id=0The project targets families with children in the second phase of basic education (upper primary school level), and promotes home loan of books, newspapers, magazines, based on school libraries. It further includes actions such as competitions, online games, role play.
Details*`Reading virus` project (Switzerland)
http: / / www.sikjm.ch / d / ? / d / lesefoerderung / projekte / lesebazillus.html
The project aims to inspire fifth and sixth formers by sending a classroom set of 30 books in two backkpacks on a voyage along with a logfile, the books being of varying topics and degrees of difficulty, and passing them on to the next class.
LIBRARY THE FRIEND (Czech Republic prize for children’s libraries)
http: / / www.kamaradkaknihovna.czThis competition for the best children’s library is run in a two-year-cycle. The children produce reports – as at school – for the libraries at their towns and communities (with marks for library environment, librarian, collection quality, number and quality of ICT equipment for children in library, and for overall assessment). The competition jury assesses libraries based on criteria that include extent of opening hours for children, ratio of children in the community registered as library users, number [ ... ]
DetailsBooked Up - UK
http: / / www.bookedup.org.uk / HomeBooked Up is run by Booktrust and supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Each child in year 7 is to receive a book pack along wth further information and materials.
DetailsPower Lunch - US reading programme
http: / / www.everybodywins.org / index.php? / weblog / 2_programs_power_lunch /POWER LUNCH! is the original mentoring programme launched by the non-profit organisation Everybody Wins, where elementary school students from lower income families are paired with adult volunteers who read to them aloud. The concept is that once a week, for one hour, one adult reads to one child, one book at a time. The programme has been carried out since 1981 and evaluation studies have shown that this way, the academic performance and competence of the children have improved considerably, not only with [ ... ]
DetailsTeam Read Programme (one-one-reading programme)
http: / / www.readingfoundation.org / Team-Read-Facts.jspTeam Read is a program of the National Children’s Reading Foundation that has provided one-on-one reading tutoring to select elementary schools in the Kennewick School District since 2000.
DetailsReading is fundamental Argentinia
http: / / www.leer.org.ar / index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=104 & Itemid=81 & lang=spaThe Argentinian Reading Foundation has adapted this project from the United States. Primary school pupils are provided with book donations in order to support their reading motivation and competencies.
DetailsThe Letterbox Club - UK
http: / / www.booktrust.org.uk / National-programmes / Letterbox-ClubThe Letterbox Club was initiated by Rose Griffiths at the University of Leicester’s School of Education and is managed by Booktrust. It focuses on improving the educational outlook for children aged 7-11 in foster families by providing them with a parcel of books, maths activities and educational materials every month for six months.Research shows that children in care underachieve in education but evaluation from pilots of the Letterbox Club showed a demonstrable impact with the majority of children [ ... ]
DetailsEW! Book Club - US reading programme
http: / / www.everybodywins.org / index.php? / weblog / 2_programs /A project hosted by the organisation EVERYBODY WINS, which promotes the literacy skills of children from lower income families. In EW! Book Clubs, groups of 4th and 5th grade students and their adult reading mentors select a book to read each month. On a specified day, the Club gathers for a group discussion led by the school librarian or reading mentor.
DetailsEVERYBODY WINS! - POWER LUNCH proven results (US reading programme)
http: / / www.everybodywins.org / index.php? / weblog / 2_programs_proven_results /POWER LUNCH! is the original mentoring programme launched by the non-profit organisation Everybody Wins, where elementary school students from lower income families are paired with adult volunteers who read to them aloud. The scheme was evaluated by independent organisations twice, and results show an impact on reading motivation, comprehension and achievement as well as confidence and social competencies such as classroom behaviour, attention spans. According to the website, POWER LUNCH participants score [ ... ]
DetailsThe Newham Project (UK)
http: / / www.literacytrust.org.uk / campaign / youth.htmlThe result of a collaboration between the Newham Music Trust and Reading Is Fundamental, The Newham Project aim is to help children who might not usually enjoy reading, by using music to bring stories alive. The scheme has reached more than 270 seven to 10-year-olds, giving three books to each child, and staging three music sessions per year. Teacher Michelle Loughery explains: “Children may be able to read a word, but may not know its meaning in terms of dramatic events, so musical interpretation helps.“
DetailsReading Boat (reading project in Austria)
http: / / www.buchklub.at / Lesepraxis / Lesedidaktik / Durchleser / Buchklub-backstage.html
The project was conducted in Austrian schools in 2006/2007. The Book Club kids PHILIPP and FAXI climbed aboard the Leseschiff (reading boat), which can fly, drive and swim. Teachers and “their” children were invited to accompany PHILIPP and FAXI on their story voyage around the world. At the beginning of the new school year, all primary schools in Austria [ ... ]