Connect to reading – reading to connect
It’s Children’s Book Week from 16 to 24 August 2014. Schools and public libraries across Australia are celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians develop activities, offer competitions and tell stories to highlight the importance of reading.
Connect to reading is about enjoying the experience of exploring a story and travelling to other worlds. The reflected slogan Reading to connect has a broader social meaning, suggesting that reading assists in creating a bond with others. In the world of the contemporary child this is also relevant as children today not only read books, but also read to connect through a variety of media.
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- Celebrating Children’s Book Week 2014 – by Susan Stephenson
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