More nursery and primary students are now befitting from government’s “Read, Play, Love” campaign.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release, Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Marcel Hutson explained that the Read, Play, Love Campaign is being implemented at the national level.
The Chief Education Officer noted that the campaign will only be successful if parents are involved, the release stated.
“When parents are integrally involved in their children’s education particularly reading stories to the children or labelling items in the house like a table or chair, overtime it develops the reading skills and so we cannot overemphasise the importance of parents being a part of this process…so we try to let parents know their roles are tremendous in getting the results we want,” the release quoted Hutson as outlining.
According to the release, Hutson stated that the Ministry recognises the importance of literacy and getting children to read at a very early stage. Hence, the campaign will help nursery and primary school children to master their literary skills to enable them to perform at their maximum potential.
The “Read Play Love” Campaign was launched on September 14, 2016. It targets parents and caregivers of children under five, primarily in the most remote Administrative Regions of the nation. A national initiative, particular focus and attention were placed on the Amerindian communities in the Hinterland and Riverine regions.
