Norlizah Mohd Juffri (
Librarian),
Lynn Chua (Librarian)
One concern is that Singaporean children may not be entering formal schools equipped with the fundamental pre-reading or Early Literacy skills to actively participate in the learning process. There are few free extra-curricular reading programmes for pre-schoolers outside of childcare and kindergartens. To nurture a lifelong interest in reading, the National Library Board (NLB) is embarking on a National Early Literacy Agenda. This Agenda is to inculcate pre-reading skills and the enjoyment of reading among children, up to 6 years of age. This is fitted out as a National Agenda for adoption by all pre-schools and parents because it is designed to imbue in the young the necessary skill of reading and learning. In this session, NLB will share the approach and strategies for this Agenda.