After School Reading Clubs

Promoting a reading culture through after school clubs

Before the CVT programme there were no extra curricular activities or reading materials for school children in the areas where we work. The books donated by BookAid International are an invaluable resource in T2T’s attempts to promote the value of reading in the schools and communities in which our CVTs work.

Since T2T received the books, CVTs have created after school reading clubs at their schools, which take place three times a week. These groups help their students to develop their reading skills and promote reading as a fun activity to do outside of school time. Students have also been encouraged to form social reading groups, an innovation which encourages them to take ownership of their reading outside of the classroom.

“The books have improved our pupils’ performance in reading and simple story telling. Reading in my school would not have been improved without the books.”

Bayuo Banaso Julious, CVT

Learning to read

After school reading clubs give students additional support in the process of learning to read and improving reading skills. This additional support with this crucial skill subsequently improves their whole educational experience. The after school clubs have had a huge impact, CVTs’ students are more engaged in reading and get more out of class work.

The after-school reading clubs provide the opportunity for all students to practice and improve their reading skills in an inclusive environment. Children in the schools where T2T operates now have access to one or two story books to read at their own pace.

Getting the most out of books

T2T’s training manual teaches students to read using an eight-step approach. This approach is designed to help all students to develop their reading skills, regardless of their ability. This approach includes developing students’ memory skills, phonetic capabilities and letter sound identification, all of which directly impacts writing and listening skills.

We train our CVTs on how to get the most out of books and promote the habit of reading to their students. CVTs have been able to create libraries within their schools from the books that have been donated. These valuable in-school resources significantly increase students’ exposure to books and promote a culture of reading.

“The books assist us in comprehension exercises. They have made it easier to make reading and pronunciation more simple.”

Iddrisu Mohammed Baba, Assistant Head Teacher