Reading projects and activities

Slovakia

October 2013

International School Library Day

• the aim of the competition is to work with a book

• to encourage pupils to read in forms of entertainment

• create a good and lasting relationship with books, and with the school library

• topics are changed every year

• different literature quizes• reading marathons• students´ presentations

on literary works• excursions to libraries• (the Diocesan Library in

Nitra)

Bookmark brings schools together

• for primary as well as secondary school pupils in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

• brings different schools from both countries together as they exchange the bookmarks students create themselves

• they support the reading habits of pupils

National competition in children and artistic recitation of prose and verse /

Hviezdoslavov Kubín

• a competition of prose and verse recitals and literary texts readings, supporting the development of the culture of language, reading, literary values and creativity

Digitalisation and revitalisation of school libraries

• improvement of library activities through co-operation and exchange of information with other libraries

• better services for pupils, teachers and other key partners in education

• to support the culture of reading among pupils

Projects for young readers

• Traditional fairy-tale day

• folk tales reading

• Night with Andersen • fairytale reading

initiative

More projects for everybody

• E-Aktovka: digitalised text books for schools and families: provides access to digitalised textbooks, study materials and compulsory literature for primary and secondary school pupils, their teachers and parents. As such, it tries to attract reading and information literacy among pupils as well as the general public since materials are accessible for everyone who registers

• We read with Osmijanko – join us! a project that supports reading literacy and raising the language culture of pupils in primary schools by running a national reading competition in which other important stakleholders, public figures and professional institutions also take part (museums, libraries, galleries, theatres, etc.). 

More projects for everybody

• Bibiana International House of Art of Children, Book culture this is a section which runs various competitions and other actions to support reading literacy and creativity among children 

• Muro´s reading room: is an on-line portal promoting children's literature and activities in the field of children literature

• Young scientist is a magazine for lower-secondary and secondary school pupils, focusing on topics related to science and technology; it organises a competition each year called "Comprehensive reading" which supports pupils in reading, understanding and information gathering in various topics related to science and technology

• Unicef: Let's read … is a reading marathon organised in co-operation with the Slovak library association.

Activities in our school

• Short Stories Writing Competitions

• Literary Award Competition

• our student took part with her story named A HUMAN AGAIN

• English Essay Writing Competition

• different titles and topics are given

• the task is to write a an essay in English

Activities in English lessons – example

• Charles Dickens : Oliver Twist

I. Who is who? Match people with their descriptions or with the things they did

1) Mrs Bedwin a) a friend of the owner of the house

2) Mr Brownlow

b) a person who looked after the house

3) Mr Grimwig c) was chosen to break into the house

4) Bill Sikes d) took Oliver back to Fagin’s house

5) Nancy e) a person, in his/her house Oliver stayed

6) Oliver f) a person who pretended to be Oliver’s sibling

II. Decide whether the sentence or the statement is true or false1)Oliver stayed in Mr Brownlow’s house.2)Oliver was sent away when Mr Grimwig came.3)A friend of Mr Brownlow expected Oliver to come back.4)Nancy and Bill Sikes brought Oliver back to Fagin’s house.5)Oliver was happy to be back.6)Fagin and Sikes wanted to steal silver from a house.7)Servants from the house helped Fagin to break into the house.8)They chose Oliver to break into the house.

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