Big Brother Mouse

15 December, 2015, Nasan Village, Xayaboury 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. Then, beginning in 2015, we do more follow-up visits with the school to be sure the program is set up successfully.

This event was sponsored by Manoj and Bory Paul (United States), Terre des Hommes (Germany), the people of the village itself, and The Laos't Girls (Australia). Thank you!

A Big Brother Mouse book party is the high point of the school year for many children. Reading is an important part of each event. So are the outdoor games.

Games allow kids to burn off some energy. They also help with another goal: When children think of books, they remember their favorite day.

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