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R e a d i n g L i t e r a c y
for learners to become good readers later on in life, it is necessary to encourage them to
appreciate reading at a very young age. The simple workshop activities presented here
involve pre-school children and pupils at the lower level, from grades 1 to 6, aged six to
twelve.
1 st Activity: The Reading Fairy:
This activity involves pre-school children. Once a month, a teacher disguised as a reading
fairy reads fairy-tales to kindergarten children. After the reading the children play various
games, and do all kinds of craftwork connected to the fairy-tale they have listened to.
The reading fairy reads a fairy- tale while princes and princesses listen attentively.
After the reading the pupils make their friends ladybugs for good luck.
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