World Read Aloud Day: African Stories

4th-5th grade students in the Odyssey Community School Explorer class will read original stories written from the first person perspective of a child who has grown up in an African country. These fictional narratives were inspired by a factual research project that involved observations and notes about the natural and cultural history of a particular country explored through multiple resources and perspectives. These “travels” and adventure stories read aloud today offer a window to the world, through which students look not only at indigenous plants and animals but also at the distinct habitats and contemporary environmental ecological concerns. Students illustrated their stories and reflected on the process of research, synthesis, writing, and publishing. The World Read Aloud Day gave us a special opportunity to honor global literacy and to share the human experience. An prezi outlining the main parts of our Story Project is available here: http://odysseycommunity.org/4-52/

Read about World Read Aloud Day (from the website) Below:







http://litworld.org/worldreadaloudday/

World Read Aloud Day:
March 6, 2013

Read It Forward on World Read Aloud Day

Celebrate by reading aloud, giving away a book, or taking action in any way you can to Read It Forward on behalf of the 793 million people who cannot read.

Imagine a world where everyone can read...

World Read Aloud Day is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write belongs to all people. World Read Aloud Day motivates children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another, and creates a community of readers advocating for every child’s right to a safe education and access to books and technology.

By raising our voices together on this day we show the world’s children that we support their future: that they have the right to read, to write, and to share their words to change the world.