Projects of the National Reading Plan
It’s Book Time (reading in kindergartens in Portugal)
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Program for Kindergartens designed to develop children’s interests in books, introducing daily reading, games and other recreational/educational activities including books in classroom activities. Organizes kindergartens’ libraries, book fairs, competitions and recreational activities based on stories and promotes children meeting [ ... ]
Reading back and forth (Portugal)
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Program for Kindergartens designed to stimulate reading awareness-creation amongst parents and motivate the participation of families in pair reading activities. The program provides resources on the importance of books and family reading in to children’s development, and resources for educators and families such as: agendas for meetings of educators [ ... ]
It’s time to read (Portugal)
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A daily hour devoted to reading and writing, based on books which are appropriate to the students’ interests and level of their language skills, throughout the different classes of the 1st phase (1-4th grades). Inclusion in school activities of periods devoted to group reading and contact with books, newspapers and magazines which are appropriate to the [ ... ]
The More Books The Better (Portugal)
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Inclusion in 5th and 6th year Portuguese weekly classes, of time (50 minutes) devoted to reading and writing activities based on books which are appropriate to the different levels of the students’ language skills. Inclusion, in the programming of other activities of periods devoted to reading and writing and contact with books, newspapers and [ ... ]
Navigating and reading (Portugal)
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Inclusion, in Portuguese language classes, of time devoted to reading and writing activities and contact with books and other information resources which are appropriate to the different levels of the students’ language skills Inclusion, in the programming of other curricular subjects, of periods devoted to contact with books and reading and writing [ ... ]
Reading More (Portugal)
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Reading More is a pilot project designed to support schools in developing a whole-school reading environment developed in partnership with the Reading Connects Project – National Reading Trust - UK. It encourages schools to embed a holistic creative approach to promoting reading for pleasure into their policies and practice. A group of 33 primary and secondary schools [ ... ]
Reading is good for health (Portugal)
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The project Reading is good for health is designed to involve doctors and nurses of health centers and pediatric hospitals in reading counseling of families with children from 6 months to 6 years. It has been launched with the sponsorship of the High Commissioner for Health and is recommended by Portuguese Health Administration. It is developed by the [ ... ]
Poetry Day (Portugal)
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Different events take place at the Cultural Centre of Belem, in Lisbon, designed to celebrate the World Poetry Day: poets are invited to present their poems and interact with the public; actors read poems; children and adults join and read their favourite poems; different conferences on poetry take place; music performance, art exhibitions and videos of artists [ ... ]
Reading Week (Portugal)
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Reading Week is a project launched to celebrate the pleasure of reading aloud. Each year, in March, different kinds of creative events take place all over the country in schools, libraries, cultural centers, museums, community associations. Schools, libraries, cultural centers, museums, community associations are invited to organize different kinds of cooperative [ ... ]
Reading More in Various Accents
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Reading More in Various Accents is a partnership project of the National Reading Plan and ACIDI, the commission of migrants, launched for the purpose of sharing the pleasure of books and valuing the richness of the Portuguese language in its multiple European, African, American and Asian accents. Schools libraries and associations are [ ... ]
A new book for each new reader (Portugal)
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A new book for each new reader is a project launched to promote the pleasure of reading among children and families. Schools receive books to be given to each child and teachers are encouraged to organize parent meetings to present the advantages of family daily aloud reading for language and literacy development. A booklet on [ ... ]
National Reading Competition (Portugal)
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The National Reading Competition includes 3 phases: 1st schools freely organize reading games for internal selection of good readers; 2nd students selected by schools participate in regional competitions organizThe ed by public libraries in different regions of the country to select their best readers; 3rd the best readers of each region [ ... ]
National Reading Campaign (Portugal)
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Aiming public awareness and support for the National Reading Plan’s programs and initiatives the National Reading Campaign publicises by mean of articles and interviews in newspapers and magazines, posters, brochures, leaflets, presentations at conferences, banners and messages in shop windows, street advertizing, TV and radio spots and [ ... ]
Reading Club (Portugal)
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The Reading Club is an on-line community of readers, celebrating the pleasure of reading and exchanging views on books, articles, and literary subjects, developed by the Research Centre for Interactive Technologies (CITI) for the National Reading Plan. Participants are invited to contribute with their blogs and sites on books, authors and reading subjects. The Club [ ... ]
Research Studies (Portugal)
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Research studies aimed at collecting updated information on essential issues related to reading, the supporting of action, and to establishing the basis of the intervention of the National Reading Plan and its evaluation. Research studies cover the following areas:- Surveys on the current situation and recent evolution in the country in terms of reading. - [ ... ]
Site on reading promotion projects in OECD countries (Portugal)
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In September 2007, the Cultural Activities Observatory (OAC) presented the results of the research study on Reading Promotion in OECD countries commissioned by the National Reading Plan and the Statistic Department – Education Ministry (GEPE) . The study is now available for public search in a web site developed by the Research [ ... ]
See also: Promoting Reading in Portugal