Reading promotion for young people
„Rein tekst“ - Campaign for young people in Norway
http: / / www.txt.no /„Rein tekst“ is a campaign for young people aged 16 to 19 years, in highschools in Norway. Participating students are offered new and exciting reading experiences. In 2004, the campaign was launched by „Foreningen !les“ amd it has since become an annual event, with meanwhile roughly 60 000 participants. „Rein tekst“ is thus the greatest reading action campaign for this particular target group in Norway. „Foreningen !les“ publishes a book containing excerpts from contemporary Norwegian literature and [ ... ]
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„Aksjon tXt“ - Reading campaign for Norwegian youths
http: / / www.foreningenles.no / index.php?option=com_content & view=article & id=80 & Itemid=73tXt was established in 1997 and is the biggest and oldest reading campaign for Norwegian youths between 13-16 years old. Together with an individual share from The Association Read the campaign has until this day been supported by the Norwegian Centre for Arts and Culture in Education. The time period of the campaign lasts from August to December each year. The main objectives are to create and develop a greater engagement for reading and a positive attitude towards literature among pupils in middle [ ... ]
DetailsPoetry Slam in Norway
http: / / www.poesislam.no /Poetry Slam is a contest which blends poetry, hip-hop-battle, theater sport and performance. The participants are judged on the background of the content of their lyrics and their performing skills. Semi-finals are arranged at literature festivals around in Norway hosted by local representatives. The Master of Poetry Slam is acclaimed after an exciting final at the House of Literature in Oslo in November every year.
DetailsYoung people’s literature award, Norway
http: / / www.foreningenles.no / index.php?option=com_content & view=section & layout=blog & id=12 & Itemid=78The Young Critics Award in Norway targets secondary school students. On the one hand, it intends to give incentives to contemporary literature, while on the other hand, young people and the general public are motivated to read. Selected secondary school classes in Norway choose the best Norwegian book. The award is subject to a cooperation of the Critics Association, publishing houses, the education directorate (Utdanningsdirektoratet, Utdanningsforbundet, Norsk Kritikerlag and norske [ ... ]
DetailsYouth book prize „UPrisen“ in Norway
http: / / www.uprisen.no /The youth book prize „UPrisen“ was launched in 2007 in cooperation with the Norwegian literature festival in Lillehammer. Young students select the best youth book from a prepared list each year. In 2009, seven ninth year classes from different regions in Norway took part. A jury of adult experts pre-selects the five best youth books from the youth books published in the past year. The classes comprising the final jury read these books and vote the favourite title. The author of the „best book“ is awarded [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
DetailsFahrenheit451 - Project for teenagers in Belgium
http: / / www.fahrenheit451.be /
Fahrenheit451 is a project for teenagers aged 15 and older, in vocational and technical education. These young people are reluctant readers, so Stichting Lezen Flanders approach them via their own world of interest to entice them to read. By using the electronic search engine (www.boekenzoeker.org), they can access hundreds of titles they may be curious about.
‘Turn the volume off’ and open your book’ - Listening and reading project (Switzerland)
http: / / www.sikjm.ch / d / lesefoerderung / projekte / tonab_buchauf.html
A project by the Swiss Institute for Child and Youth Media aimed at inspiring ten year old children to read. A set of books and CDs is prepared for classroom use and the children will initially listen to a story that is interrupted with a cliffhanger after 15 minutes so that they will be urged to read on themselves from the book accompanyiing the [ ... ]
Jurong Regional Library
http: / / infopedia.nlb.gov.sg / details / SIP_435_2005-01-17.htmlThe website offers a description of the Jurong Regional Library in Western Singapore, one of the largest regional libraries in the country, which offers a special library service to teenagers. Including location dates.
DetailsTu Czytamy! - Poland
http: / / www.instytutksiazki.pl / pl,tc,index.phpThe programme “Tu Czytamy“ consists of a number of measures targeting schools, libraries and non-governmental organisations. Its activities include educational programmes and the promotion of contemporary Polish youth literature, preparing and publishing a Polish literature atlas and organising book discussion clubs. The annual literature festival cycle “Four Seasons“ is part of its programme.
DetailsReading is a Sport (Portugal)
http: / / www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt / index.php?s=textos & pid=2131 & fpid=2151 & tab1id=0 & tab2id=0The project, conducted by the National Reading Plan, aims to activate an interest in reading by means of workshops, addressing 13- to 18-year old adolescents. It focuses on a fun-centered approach including the creation of cartoons, drama, intercultural action. Special offerings are made for children with visual or motor disabilities.
DetailsWeblog: Library@orchard - Singapur
http: / / blogs.nlb.gov.sg / orchard /Library@orchard is a national reading campaign addressing the age group of 18 to 35 year-olds, successful urban people. The library is situated in a shopping mall frequently visited by the target group and media such as cartoons (and te Internet) are used to render reading attractive.
DetailsRead it before Hollywood does (posters as an incentive to reading) -Czech Republic
http: / / knihovnam.nkp.cz / english / sekce.php3?page=05_Reading.htm“Read it before Hollywood does“… because once the screen adaptation has been shown, you may not recognize the Original – the novel itself. Under the above slogan, the Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic have produced a series of three posters to support reading and advertise library services. The posters evoke the amusing contrast between the classic title - The Old Man and the Sea, Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment - and the visualization resulting from the Hollywood [ ... ]
DetailsWay Ahead - reaching out to disaffected youth (reading project, UK)
http: / / www.literacytrust.org.uk / campaign / youth.htmlLeeds Libraries received funding to launch `Way Ahead`. This was a reader development programme focusing on 16 to 19-year-old non-library users living in inner city Leeds, an area suffering from a multitude of issues such as high crime rates, unemployment and poverty. A series of creative activities and events were employed to encourage young people to use the libraries and become active participants in the literal life of the city. The project worked with young people to develop specialist reader-centred [ ... ]
DetailsPlaying for Success (reading promotion in Britain)
http: / / www.playingforsuccessonline.org.uk / Pages / default.aspxThe Department for Children, Schools and Families Playing for Success initiative is establishing out of school hours study support centres at football clubs and other sports’ grounds. The centres use the environment and medium of football, rugby and other sports as motivational tools, and focus on raising literacy, numeracy and ICT standards amongst KS2 and KS3 pupils who are struggling a little and often demotivated.
DetailsReading The Game (reading promotion in the UK)
http: / / www.literacytrust.org.uk / Football / index.htmlReading The Game (RTG) is an initiative run by the National Literacy Trust which works to promote reading, writing, and speaking and listening for all ages through the motivational power of sport The project has ben in existence since 2002: major football clubs are supported in motivating their fans to read. The positive asocation with the sport is thus beneficial to the youths` attitude toward reading and books.- National Liteacy Tust project.
DetailsReaders Are Leaders - US reading programme
http: / / www.everybodywins.org / index.php? / weblog / 2_programs_readers_are_leaders /A one-on-one literacy and mentoring programme by EVERYBODY WINS, `Readers Are Leaders` matches older students with younger students for weekly one hour read-aloud sessions. Like Power Lunch, it operates during lunchtime. Offered in select cities, Readers Are Leaders focuses on fostering the enjoyment of reading among all participating students. Kindergarten and 1st grade student mentees benefit from bolstered reading skills and confidence. By engaging 7th and 8th graders as mentors for their younger [ ... ]
DetailsHeadspace Programme (promoting reading in the UK)
http: / / www.literacytrust.org.uk / campaign / youth.htmlIn early 2007, The Reading Agency was granted £575,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to set up `Book Bars` in libraries across four English regions. Book bars are cafe-style spaces that provide young people with a place to go and encourage them to make use of library facilities. Each book bar will have its own team of “waiters“, volunteers who go round offering drinks and a choice of books. In September 2007 Book bars became known as Haedspace. Project by National Literacy Trust, website listslocations.
DetailsReading Mentors (UK)
http: / / www.literacytrust.org.uk / campaign / youth.htmlThis scheme was set up by the Norwood Achievement Partnership, to encourage girls of 12 and 13 with a reading age of 9 or below. They are trained in the mechanics of teaching basic reading skills, then visit the local St. Luke`s Primary School, where they mentor five and six-year-olds. The mentors attend one lunch-time a week, alternating between visiting St. Lukes, and staying to be taught new words and phrases, play word games and read stories. The average after-project improvement in reading age is one [ ... ]
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