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IMPROVE: Preventing low reading interest application

2021-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-0000277862021Cooperation partnerships in school educationfinalized
Countries: ES|SI|PT|IT|BE|TR|MK · Grant: €217,701
Key competences developmentNew learning and teaching methods and approachesDigital content, technologies and practices

Objectives

Aims for the target group - teachers: To equip them with state of the art skills and knowledge about reading, different reading methods for paper and electronic devices, rising comprehension, evaluation of text read, constructing knowledge principles how to support and develop the love for reading modern digital tools to promote and encourage reading in the high school's population

Background

According to Eze (2004), reading habit builds up a positive reading attitude among students and children over some time. To cultivate reading habits, a lot of determination and perseverance is needed. Good reading habits would make the students achieve more and thereby boost their self-esteem. Reading sharpens the mind, makes one reason rationally and objectively, and projects one for greatness in life because readers are leaders (Jegbefume, 2010). The need Our target group are teachers of secondary schools in Europe, especially those with low achievement in reading. According to a study, acquiring book-reading habits of youngsters is revealed to be realized by most teachers' support. Hill and Beers (1993) find out that the most influential factor for students to acquire reading habits and reading books is family and teachers. Acquiring the reading skills and lifelong benefiting is possible by well-equipped teachers trained by a qualified education (Arici, 2015).

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