IBBY project in the spotlight: ‘Read with Me’ in Iran
How can we encourage reading for pleasure in young people and adults? Many organizations have embarked on innovative projects that have contributed to promoting a reading culture. In this international series, we spotlight reading initiatives…
The Little Bird in the Class
Children and The Experience of Reading Aloud How to Heal a Broken Wing?
Education, reading fiction and every-day life are not separate from each other. By choosing quality books and reading them aloud in an effective way, teachers, librarians…
“Read with Me”, a Program for Enjoying Books and Childhood
For Zohreh Ghaeni, Winner of IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award 2022
By Seyyed Mahdi E’tesami
The 2022 international iRead prize was awarded to an Iranian lady, Zohreh Ghaeni, who has dedicated herself to the promotion of children’s…
Sirik Teachers, First Participants of Read with Me Online Courses
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed many events and schedules, including the Read with Me training program for a group of teachers in Sirik, Qeshm Island.
Last winter, after having provided the teachers with books and resources, their training…
۱۴۰ Motivated Tutors Trained in Qeshm Island
۱۴۰ Motivated Tutors Trained in Qeshm Island
Read with Me has been extremely well-received by the teachers of Qeshm Island. Especially after establishing Navid-e-Vahy Library in June 2019. Our success in this region encouraged the expansion…
New Academic Year, New Read with Me Projects
New Academic Year, New Read with Me Projects
This year, as of past years, the first round of Read with Me workshops will be held in October and December, in different regions of Iran.
Following a few months of research, planning and preparation,…
The IBBY President: Read with Me Gave Me a Big Surprise
The President of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), Mingzhou Zhang, visited the Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature and the Read with Me House on 24 April 2019 and was introduced to the different…