Reports
International Student Competition: »lyrix«
Talented poets from all over the world were awarded in Berlin
Young poets from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia, Poland and Portugal, from Slovakia and Germany were awarded in the Berlin House of World Cultures on June 4th, 2010. German language learners had entered more than 1500 poems into the competition. The jury selected 25 award winners and invited them to a literary and intercultural exchange held in Berlin.
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Euregio Young People Literature Award 2010
Young people from the European region Maas-Rhine honour Laurent Gaudé
The Euregio Young People Literature Award focuses on intercultural encounters of young people from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. For six months, 15 to 20-year old students investigated contemporary literature from their own and the neighbouring countries, they discussed and attended public readings held by the nominated authors, in order to reach a decision on the jurors’ day. “Eldorado“ by Laurent Gaudé reached the highest score of votes.
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Books unite people
Reading initiative Steiermark, Austria
„Exciting rather than educating!“ -this is the motto behind the „Leseoffensive Steiermark“, a reading initiative that was launched in autumn 2008, supported by the education department of the regional government of Steiermark. It intends to motivate children to read, promote a joy of books and engage parents in reading aloud and telling stories. Particularly with parents and educators alike, an awareness of the high significance of early reading for education is thus to be inspired.
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Sister Libraries for Children`s and Young Adult`s Reading
A programme of IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
In a new programme of IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults, children’s libraries build a partnership, exchange views and experiences, collaborate and develop joint programmes for promoting children’s and YA`s reading.
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Sustainable language promotion through action-oriented reading
Reading plays turn reading into fun for poor readers
Numerous children find reading arduous once they have learned the alphabet. They perceive reading as boring, difficult and too demanding. Their motivation to read outside the classroom sinks. The Swiss teacher, author, trainer and book reviewer Willy Germann describes how action-oriented reading promotion supports a holistic promotion of language and reading.
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The favourite book of Lower Austrian readers
The initiative „Zeit Punkt Lesen“ is looking for the favourite book
For the second time, the initiative "Zeit Punkt Lesen" is looking for the favourite book of readers in Lower Austria. From November 1st until December 1st, 2009, all readers in Lower Austria are invited to vote for their favourite book. Video contributions can now be sent in for the first time, thus youths in particular are inspired to participate. The list of most popular titles will be continuously updated and is accessible at www.zeitpunktlesen.at.
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The Tamer Institute in Ramallah
Promoting Reading in in the West Bank and Gaza
With perseverance, audacity and resourcefulness, the Tamer Institute for Community Education has, for two decades, stimulated Palestinian children’s and young adults’ love of reading – and their creativity. For promoting reading under difficult circumstances the institute was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on 2 June 2009 in the Stockholm Concert Hall.
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The Reading Revolution on Merseyside, UK
A project with a large social outreach
The Reader Organisation, based on Merseyside, UK, wants to bring about a Reading Revolution. It works to maximise access to books and enjoyable shared reading to ensure that books do not remain on shelves, unread and ineffective but get into the hands of people who can really benefit from them. The leading social outreach project ‘Get Into Reading’ delivers weekly reading groups aiming to improve wellbeing, build community and extend reading enjoyment.
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LESEDOCKS for young patients in the reading country of Lower Austria
Reading stations promote creativity and health
The initiative “Zeit Punkt Lesen – Leseland Niederösterreich“ and the district hospitals holding corporation in Lower Austria offer a diversified alternative to the usual TV programmes in the children and youth hospital wards. Reading wards with books, language and signing games add entertainment to hospital routine.
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The USA – "a nation of avid readers"?
An essay
The American Way of Life and a lively reading culture – do these go together? Annette Zerpner’s travel report from daily life in the United States of America proves that these often go along very well indeed. The author was awarded the first prize of the Dietrich Oppenberg media award 2008 for her enlightening positioning of book culture in a society marked by social and political antagonisms.
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German Language Poetry Slam Championship in Zurich
Festival for stage literature in Zurich, 19- 22 November 2008
Approximately 250 slam poets from Austria, Germany and Switzerland competed against one another at the 2008 Slam in Zurich. Each of the participants was granted five minutes to fight for the audience’s approval. Bleu Broode from Bremen won the contest for the under 20-year olds, the solo contest was won by Sebastian23 from Bochum and Volker Strübing and Micha Ebeling from Berlin succeeded in the team contest.
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Alpha Award 2008 for the Swiss Institute for Child and Youth Media SIKJM
Project “Schenk mir eine Geschichte – Family Literacy“
The Swiss committee for the prevention of functional illiteracy has awarded the Alpha award 2008 to a project supporting reading promotion in families with migrant backggrounds. Intercultural mediators organise parent and child meetings on a regular basis. Reading animations in different languages encourage and enable parents to contribute to the reading of their children in their own native languages in a considerable way.
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