Author Visits on World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) 2022

World Read Aloud Day at TIS - Elementary School

(Published by Nargiza Azizova - Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher)


On February 2-4, 2022 TIS community celebrated the World Read Aloud Day.

Elementary school students enjoyed the Online Author Visits organized by our school librarian Ms.Sayyora Tairova. Grade 3 students enjoyed read aloud sessions by award winning international authors such as Laurie Ann Thompson, Dee Romito, and Mindy Yuksel. 

The authors read some of their books to students, and answered many of the students’ questions related to the writing process and reading in general. 

The authors talked about the many years of research, which often includes learning about the culture and native languages of the countries they focus on in their books. For example, the book Emmanuel's Dream is based on a true story of a boy from Accra, Ghana. The author Laurie Ann Thompson spent over five years learning about Ghana while writing Emmanuel's story. This is impressive!

Author Dee Romito shared useful tips with students on ways to find ideas for writing chapter books. One of the important practices she taught was to keep a journal of interesting events in students' everyday lives, as well as being attentive to the world around them.

Mindy Yuksel was another author who read an interesting book - In My Mosque. This wonderful book is about the beauty of Islam and describes mosques as peaceful places of worship for Muslims around the word. The book also highlights friendship and unity between different confessions and the people of the world. Students were excited to encounter the Bibikhanum mosque in Samarkand in one of the pages of the book. The author shared the recollections of her past visits to Uzbekistan, which was very interesting for the students.

We are grateful for Ms.Sayyora and our visiting authors for inspiring our students and motivating them to read and learn from books, which helps students become more knowledgeable and empathetic human beings.

Below you can find some photos from the Online Author Visits and the follow up reading response by Grade 3 students. 






Comments

  1. SafeenaFebruary 7, 2022 at 6:51 PM

    I am sure it was interesting for kids. Thank you

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    1. NargizaNovember 5, 2022 at 12:30 AM

      Students really enjoyed the event. Thank you for your support and for sharing your feedback, Safeena.

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