The Ministry of Education and Research announces the expansion of the national program “Read me 100 stories”, intended to foster a love for reading among preschool and young school-aged children. The new stage of the program will reach even rural communities and educational institutions with limited resources, reports IPN.
According to the authorities, the expansion involves adding 47 new titles to the program. Thus, a set of 56,400 volumes will be distributed to 1,200 kindergartens across the country. Also, as part of the program, professional training sessions for educators will be held.
MEC asserts that the program already has visible results, thus the children who have participated in the previous stages have a rich vocabulary and achieve academic performance.
“Promoting reading among children is important for their future performance”, mentioned the Minister of Education, Dan Perciun.
The “Read me 100 stories” program was launched in 2024, promoting reading aloud in families and kindergartens, with objectives aimed at the cognitive, emotional, and social development of children, through access to quality literature.