The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had directed the affiliated schools through a circular to celebrate the 26th National Reading Day (June 19), week and month with online reading-related activities and competitions.
Each year, the observance is held to remember PN Panicker the promoter of 'Library Movement in Kerala' and the PN Panicker Foundation (PNPF) organises and coordinates activities in educational institutions and the CBSE has asked the schools to participate the PNPF's on-line activities that include webinars on the importance of reading, digital library intellectual property rights, Covid-19 awareness, and many more.
Unless, the schools are clear about the real meaning of 'reading' as a human cognitive function, all the activities remain passive, superficial and ritualistic.
I feel, that reading is a skill and students and educational functionaries must hone to become proficient readers to enhance their cognitive level and verbal intelligence.
Here is my acrostic on READING to work as the framework for validity and worth of any activity on reading skill.
SENTENCE ACROSTIC ON READING
R: Recognize the words and speak (read) them silently to
E: Evoke images about some nouns and
A: Action-words followed by reading by underlining new words for
D: Decoding with information processing
I: Intent and purpose of deep learning through practice leading to
N: Neurological activation of the brain to
G: Gain and acquire meaningful reading habit and enhanced verbal intelligence
~Dr Lalit KishoreFor senior students, teachers and researchers, the higher order reading skills of skimming (rapid reading to get general idea of the whole text); scanning (underlining and highlighting the relevant information); meaning making (information process and resource access for deep learning)
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