Schools stage book races to promote reading
Chennai: Think disciplining children
is the toughest act for teachers? Getting them to read can be as challenging;
say schools, many of whom are rising to the occasion. While most schools bank
on book reviews or literary clubs to inculcate the reading habit among
children, some others have come out with novel detours.
It would not be uncommon to find
students of NSN Matriculation Higher Secondary engaged in making models of
caterpillars after reading a book as a way of reviewing it. "Children are
encouraged to make models of caterpillars, where the thorax of the caterpillar
indicates different facets of the books that the child has managed to master.
For instance, plot review, the character he or she best liked, the take-away
from the book, pros and cons, etc. The team with the longest caterpillar takes
home the 'Wordsworth' award," says principal Chitra Prasad.
She adds that the school takes reading so seriously that it has started to hand out 'I am a book lover' badges to voracious readers.
At Vael's Billabong International
School, Injambakkam, students are made to race against one another in 'Reading
Jodi.' "Two students pick up the same book. Whoever finishes the book and
is able to give a good review wins certificates," says principal Meenakshi
Ramesh'. adding that an element of fun and competitive spirit evokes better
response.
Concurring is Nalini Kagoo, principal,
Hope Foundation Matriculation Higher Secondary School. "In our school,
when the librarian started introducing fun exercises, like say pick up a word
and students need to notice the number of instances it crops up when they read
a text, there was a spike in enthusiasm," she says.
Chettinad Vidhyashram has a 'Reading Corner' in every classroom., where about 40-50 books are stored. "Those who perform the feat of reading maximum number of books are given awards," says Amudha Lakshmi, principal. Things are a notch higher at Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, where children are felicitated in assemblies, says senior principal, Bhavani Shankar.
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