See how these clever Reading Dogs give the UAE’s school children reading confidence
1 of 17 February 3 was World Read Aloud Day, which is usually the busiest day of the year for The Animal Agency’s specially trained Reading Dogs, who go into UAE schools to help children learn to read out loud. Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 17 However the pandemic has put in-person pooch visits on pause for the time being – so this year the animals went virtual, offering two free online reading sessions for children hosted by some of the Agency’s most erudite doggies. Image Credit: Supplied
3 of 17 Millie and Maple the pugs, and Ginger the mixed breed hosted two virtual Reading Dogs sessions with children from all across the UAE yesterday, showing that even the animal kingdom has had to get its head around the wonders of video chat technology due to COVID-19.
At a kindergarten in Brooklyn, the NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza celebrated with students.
Students are generally taught to use their inside voices, but on Wednesday, the students at PS 1 Bergen were encouraged to speak up through the power of reading. When you read someone else s story and you hear their experiences, it helps you understand what they ve been through, kindergarten teacher Lunisol Tavarez said.
Carranza read to a group of kindergartners in celebration of Black History Month and World Read Aloud Day.
The nonprofit LitWorld started World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to create community, advocate for literacy as a basic human right and to amplify new stories.
World Read Aloud Day: Aim to get 3 million SA kids involved
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - SOUTH Africa celebrates World Read Aloud Day today by aiming to have 3Â million children listening to stories read aloud by carers, parents and teachers.
âNalâibali, a national NGO, encourages reading-for-enjoyment and has been bringing a purpose written story to children in South Africa on this special day for the past eight years,â said World Read Aloud Day (Wrad) spokesperson Kathy Malherbe.
Each year, Nalâibali commissions a brand new story and translates it into all 11 official SA languages. This yearâs story is
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Happy World Read Aloud Day
By Tulasi Mathias Listen to article
Join millions around the world as we celebrate the power of reading aloud today on World Read Aloud Day February 3, 2021.
Every year during the beginning of February, World Read Aloud Day highlights the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories to advocate for literacy as a basic human right that belongs to all manner of persons.
I am encouraging everyone to select a book, find a friend, and read aloud.
Parents should make the day special by reading aloud to their children because as parents read aloud to their kids, it helps foster language development, social-emotional learning, promotes happiness in children, it creates a spark in children to become joyful readers themselves, and special bonding gets created when parents read to their children.