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17 PDA Annual Newsletter 2023 IN REVIEW
On the 11th and 12th of October 2023, The Annual Reading Festival was attended
a cluster-level reading competition by about 100 patrons, pupils, teachers,
was organized for schools in the ten headteachers and personnel from the
communities. Each cluster (consisting of 5 district education offices in the target
schools) held their competition separately district. This event was designed to provide
in their respective district capitals. The reading club members from across the
cluster-level Reading Competition is districts with a clear, attainable goal
designed to help build a reading culture to work towards that would help them
among children by encouraging reading improve their literacy skills and reflect on
for pleasure, reading diversely, and reading their progress. Again, it was designed so
for cognitive development. All ten schools that pupil-supporters and attendees from
from target communities participated in non-competing schools would equally
the cluster level reading competition. Each benefit from seeing their peers succeed
school presented four contestants from whilst demonstrating a passion and
Primary Four to Primary Six. The first two aptitude for reading.
schools from each cluster competition met
on 5th December 2023 to compete for the
reading championship position for the year
2023. This event was dubbed the Annual
Reading Festival.
