World Read Aloud Day comes alive on social media
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 | Author: Sojournposse EditorToday is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). And what more could we write on this auspicious day than to let you hear for yourself TS Eliot’s own reading of “The Naming of The Cats”, from his book, O’Possum’s Book of Practical Cats?
You can read more on social media’s celebration’s of children’s books on WRAD, which saw the participation of major authors, poets, publishers as well as Google in Education, on the Story Of Books website, published by Sojournposse Purpose. Chuck Follett, CEO and President, Follett, also contributed to WRAD by reading an illustrated book by Mo Willems on YouTube.
World Read Aloud Day popularises the concept of phonic learning and teaching methods for knowledge transfer, using storytelling as a way of getting kids to learn to read. Image by ©LitWorld.
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