Under this programme, CBSE will offer quality-reading material in both Hindi and English to more than 25,000 affiliated schools.
CBSE Reading Mission 2021-23: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a two-year initiative, 'The CBSE Reading Mission’ in order to increase the reading ability of the students. CBSE chairman Mr Manoj Ahuja will launch the initiative on September 20 at 3 pm. The programme will also include a teachers' webinar on culture for reading in schools.
Under this programme, CBSE will offer quality-reading material in both Hindi and English to more than 25,000 affiliated schools. The reading material will be suitable for students of Classes 1 to 8. CBSE has launched this initiative in partnership with Pratham Books' Story Weaver and Central Square Foundation.
According to the official notification released by the Board, CBSE Reading Mission 2021-23 will encourage the students to read books and enhance their critical competency of reading with comprehension. The initiative has come into existence with a vision to implement the National Education Policy 2020. Enrichment activities to help students build their language skills will be conducted by the Board.
The event will also witness the presence of eminent educationists such as Joseph Emanuel (Director Academics), Ms Rukmini Banerji (CEO of Pratham Education Foundation), Mr R Sriram (Chairperson, Pratham Books), Mr Anustup Nayak (Central Square Foundation), Professor Shailaja Menon (Azim Premji University), Mr Vishal Talreja (Co-Founder, Dream a Dream).
Talking about the launch of the reading mission, the Board said, "In line with recommendations of the NEP 2020, under this mission, the schools and teachers shall have access to a repository of quality English and Hindi children’s storybooks and supplementary resources for Classes I to VIII. Besides this, the CBSE would be extending the CBSE Reading Challenge (English and Hindi), presently organized for students of classes VIII-X to students of classes VI-VII.”
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