A few months ago, I blogged about the book parade at my brother’s school (he teaches English and Religion), Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation, where they had a book parade to celebrate Book Month.
Last week the Tuloy Kids had a read-along with teen actor, champion racer and commercial model Matteo Guidicelli. I promised Enzo I’d blog about this, because this is his pet project and he’s worked so hard just to make this happen for the kids.
The Read-Along is a program of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. You can read their story here: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101026-299782/Racer-takes-streetkids-on-read-along.
It looks like they had a lot of fun.
Matteo is reading “Barumbadong Bus” by Rene Villanueva (illus. by Jo Ann Bereber)
Eager for recitation
Say cheese!
That’s my brother Enzo on the far right, with the Read-along staff and Matteo Guidicelli. Good job, bro!
I think it’s great how literacy programs like this make reading enjoyable for kids. I hope this program continues to reach out to more students, and I hope there are more teachers who go out of their way to introduce a fun reading experience to their students.