Children today do not read because they have learned that reading is boring, uninteresting, tiresome and useless. Just as they have learned not to love reading, they can learn to love it.National campaign "Čitaj mi!" (Read to... [ view full abstract ]
Children today do not read because they have learned that reading is boring, uninteresting, tiresome and useless. Just as they have learned not to love reading, they can learn to love it.
National campaign "Čitaj mi!" (Read to me) in the Public Library of Prelog has resulted in the idea of creating local strategies for promoting early reading in preschool children. In cooperation with Kindergarten "Fijolica" from Prelog, Library organized activities that were designed to encourage children to explore book fund and space for reading, reflection and conversation, while at the same time the idea was to motivate their parents trough them to read to their children and with their children, come to the Library and borrow books. Activities in kindergarten encouraged creation of appropriate and timely material and interactive conditions suitable for usage, study, reception and transfer of new experiences, information, skills and knowledge.
Project started with an action research in which we learned what children are interested in and their initial knowledge and experience. Based on the collected responses and proposals, an internal curriculum was created for further manipulation and research. Work on the project was based on direct work, learning from different sources, leaving the kindergarten for research, collaboration, making notes and mutual presentations of new thinking through various activities and forms. The role of educators was the transitive one with a constructive approach to continuous and levelled interaction. The project was video and photo documented for analysis and mutual learning and debate.
The basic results will be used to create local strategy for early reading development, through systematically organized activities and individual, spontaneous activity of the target groups for stimulating verbal and abstract thinking which are the basis for further successful development for facilitated education, successful professional, happy and well-adjusted personal life.
