Big Brother Mouse

15 January, 2014, Vieng Village, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos

Launching a Reading Program: For our reading program, we give enough books to each classroom in the school so that children can read every day. Often called "Sustained Silent Reading", this approach develops reading skills, a love of reading, and a habit of reading. We launch the program with a book party, show here. For one full morning or afternoon, our team reads aloud, talks about books, leads outdoor games, and teaches songs about books and reading. At the end, every child gets to choose a book of their own, in addition to the books we leave in the classrooms.

This event was sponsored by Marie Burns (United States). Thank you!

Some rural areas didn't have schools until recently, and students may be well above the usual primary-school age. This remote village is in the mountains of Xieng Kwang province.

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