100 DAYS READING CAMPAIGN "PADHE BHARAT"

 

100-day reading campaign 'Padhe Bharat'

 The Padhe Bharat campaign will focus on students studying in classes between Balvatika to Class 8

The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched 100-days reading campaign on January 1, 2022. The 100-days reading campaign, or the Padhe Bharat campaign, will help students in improving their creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and their ability to express both verbally and in writing. The campaign will focus on students studying in classes between Balvatika and Class 8.

Launching the ‘Padhe Bharat’ campaign, the minister underlined importance of reading that children needs to develop to ensure continuous and lifelong learning. "Reading books is a healthy habit and a wonderful way to develop cognitive, language, and social skills.

Various studies of learning profiles in India, including National Achievement Survey (NAS), have pointed out that many children are not able to read a simple grade appropriate passage. But, the curriculum and associated textbooks are designed with the expectation that children have acquired grade-level skills and can progress onwards. It is in this context, D/o School Education and Literacy is initiating a NATIONWIDE READING CAMPAIGN so that each child learns to read and thereafter, can read to learn.

WHY READING IS IMPORTANT

Reading is the foundation of learning, which motivates students to read books independently, develops creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express both verbally and in writing. It helps children to relate to their surroundings and real life situation. Thus, there is a need to create an enabling environment in which students read for pleasure and develop their skills through a process that is enjoyable and sustainable and which remains with them for life. 

In order to inculcate lifelong reading habits amongst the children, it is important that we make reading enjoyable and interesting. Therefore, an activity based approach is most effective in making the experience of reading exciting and joyful.