Reading Olympics (Report go here)
The Reading Olympics is a competitive event aimed at fostering reading, reading
skills, learning for fun and social skills among children and youth 6-15.
Children and youth (as well as adults) sign up, read as many articles and books as
they can, give brief reports to volunteers and compete for prizes. The reports help
develop comprehension, analysis and oral expression skills, as well as
memorization. Reading also helps with literacy skills, including spelling and
pronunciation.
Many children do not read at their age or grade level, so this activity helps polish
reading skills and comprehension.
Reading Olympics will run from June 16-27, 2008, with volunteers arriving around
June 10 and going through training and orientation June 12-13. If you enjoy
teaching literacy or working with children and youth one on one this would be a
rewarding experience for you.
The Reading Olympics is a competitive event aimed at fostering reading, reading
skills, learning for fun and social skills among children and youth 6-15.
Children and youth (as well as adults) sign up, read as many articles and books as
they can, give brief reports to volunteers and compete for prizes. The reports help
develop comprehension, analysis and oral expression skills, as well as
memorization. Reading also helps with literacy skills, including spelling and
pronunciation.
Many children do not read at their age or grade level, so this activity helps polish
reading skills and comprehension.
Reading Olympics will run from June 16-27, 2008, with volunteers arriving around
June 10 and going through training and orientation June 12-13. If you enjoy
teaching literacy or working with children and youth one on one this would be a
rewarding experience for you.
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Fundación Mahatma Gandhi
Visión Global, Desarrollo Local
Visión Global, Desarrollo Local
Reading Olympics |
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see in the world."
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see in the world."
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| Center photos, Annette delivers prizes to winners of the reading olympics. |
Below, Corina, a Swiss
volunteer, assists girls
with reading and
comprehension.
volunteer, assists girls
with reading and
comprehension.
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