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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
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.
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