Read For Fun, also known as The Bedrock Reading and Literacy Programme, has proven to be beneficial as an early reading programme for all children in any context.
Read For Fun has a distinct advantage in that it does not require lengthy training periods. Anyone who can read can use this approach to teach children the underlying skills required for reading.
Developed by Jackie McDonell, whose lifelong passion has been the pursuit of discovering effective ways to assist children to read and write, Read For Fun has two objectives:
To teach children to read English via a method that can be facilitated by anyone who has an ability to read out loud to the child learning to read
To give children who have learning problems a better chance of learning to read and thereby become functional in both their school environment, and later in the workplace
Read For Fun:
Is a highly interactive programme where children have fun while learning to read and write
Uses numerous activities such as games, rhyming, singing, worksheets and painting
Has a multi-sensory approach
Has a full set of Workbooks and Readers for Level 1 to 3 and an additional book of stories
Has a Games & Activities book and a Sounds of the Alphabet book
Introduces children to spelling in the workbooks
Enables children to develop a vocabulary so they can start writing sentences
Is an easy programme to implement
Comes with a Teacher’s Manual with simple but clear instructions
Has checks and balances to ensure that each child develops the skills necessary for reading
Can be taught by teachers, caregivers or parents
The programme has an African theme but has been designed to be accessible to all children. The method it uses would make it work anywhere.
Once children have completed Levels 1, 2 and 3, they will have the ability to read.
