Literacy program trainer Bryan Manabat said the participants enjoyed an hour and a half each day from June 27 to July 1 various activities including storybook read-aloud, group reading, arts and craft, and a kite flying activity connected to one of the storybooks they used.
Manabat said the activities started after the school year was over.
Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Bookmobile staffers Swain “the pain” Cangco and Xerxes Mangarero were part of the literacy activities.
“Parents and children who were in the vicinity were given a chance to avail of the services of the Bookmobile after each story sharing sessions,” Manabat said.
The children who joined the activities included Jezebel Kaipat, Kenneth Kaipat, Kyle Kaipat, Stanley Kaipat, Bobat Kaipat, Tiana Ahmed, Jennisa Ilo, Issa Ilo, and Betti Ilo under San Isidro Youth Center coordinator Raymond Kapileo.
The Motheread/Fatheread Literacy Program is an organization that encourages parents to promote literacy to the children. It is a nationally acclaimed family literacy program that combines the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues, administered here by the NMI Council for the Humanities, in partnership with the Public School System, and Joeten-Kiyu public Library.
For more information about the Motheread/Fatheread Literacy Program, call 235-4785 or email cnmimotheread @gmail.com.
