Annual Report 2014

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improved their writing, promoting discussion and debate. Now the children in year five are able to summarise and critique a book, recommending it to their classmates”, says Andrada with pride.

through a challenge: a reward for the student who reads the most books. Adventure books are most popular among the 14 students, who have read five books each on average. “When I start to read, I finish it in two or three days because I want to find out what’s going to happen. I love novels because they fill me with fantasies”, says 12-year old student Camila. In terms of results, since the implementation of the project the head has highlighted the more immediate benefits of motivating the reading habits in the younger children. “Reading books has significantly

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