Remote Seminar "Jim Trelease's book 'Skaitymo garsiai vadovas': Why is it worth reading aloud to children?"

The Children and Youth Literature Centre of the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library and the Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library are collaborating on reading promotion activities. This seminar is one such event. On May 27 at 11 AM, we invite reading promotion specialists, librarians, educators, and everyone interested in children's literature to a remote seminar on the benefits of reading aloud. The Children and Youth Literature Centre initiated and this year published Jim Trelease's book "Skaitymo garsiai vadovas". J. Trelease is an American educator and writer who has particularly highlighted the importance of reading aloud. This book is not about how to teach a child to read; it is about how to encourage them to want to read. The book uses arguments and scientific research to explain why we should read aloud to children and when to start doing so. During the seminar, Prof. Dr. Džiuljeta Maskuliūnienė, chief researcher at the Children and Youth Literature Centre, will present this book, discuss the read-aloud strategies and their benefits proposed in it, and review a list of recommended books for reading aloud to children, specifically adapted for the Lithuanian audience. We invite you to register HERE. The seminar will take place remotely on the Microsoft Teams platform. The seminar duration is 1 hour. The publication of the book is part of the "Knygų startas" early reading promotion project, a measure of the Reading Promotion 2025–2027 Action Plan. The project is carried out by the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library and funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.

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