We wanted to: - develop, test and launch a virtual reading club, i.e. Generation Z Reading Club, which will provide a safe space for young people at the age 15-25 to develop their love for reading, inform themselves on key topics such as common values, civic engagement, etc., develop critical thinking skills, enhance their literacy competences, participate in discussions, interact with peers and support the process of new content creation. - develop detailed guidelines on how to: manage the reading club (administration, work with the app, functionalities, process of registration, etc.); moderate and facilitate online discussion sessions among young people on texts that they have read; develop new content for the app and support the process of content creation by young people. - carry out a comprehensive sharing of results and promotion campaign to ensure wider exploitation of our project results, further multiplication and sustainability The results that we hoped to achieve are: RESULT 1 – Generation Z Reading Club App – an application software for young people between the age of 15 and 25 with bite-size youth-friendly texts on key topics Result 2- Guidelines for trainers, Multiplier events in 5 countries
Young people today read less frequently than any previous generation and enjoy reading less than young people did in the past. At the same time every two days now the human race creates as much information as we did from the dawn of civilisation until 2003. Nowadays, the spaces with the widest civil participation are found online, including social networks, video games, and other internet platforms. Therefore, if we want young people to be active, empowered and informed citizens, the presentation and communication of common strategic priorities asking for comprehensive social engagement also need to change. On the other hand, the workplaces of today require reading and understanding tons of information online, reporting through apps, applying HSEQ software, etc. Therefore, in order for young people to enhance their employability in Europe, acquiring the right set of literacy skills is fundamental. Reading has the potential to bring strangers together and the benefits are not only linked to basic literacy, but reading also develops functional, recreational, civic, media, information and critical literacy. The purpose of any club is to bring a community together to learn about and discuss something that matters to them..