Sept2013 – Family Matters Switzerland

September 2013: Reading and Literacy

Reading is such bliss, such food for the mind and soul and such an amazing and simple pastime for us

Dear Readers, Reading is an activity that is held in high esteem. It is important on many different levels and

Welcome to my article on Why We Read. Reading has fascinated (and enchanted) me for most of my life. I

In September 2000 world leaders met at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, to find a way to eradicate

Thanks in part to globalisation, we can easily find familiar institutions in many different countries. Some of those places are

I lent a friend of mine a book recently. She said she liked it, and then she gave it back

What do these big little people like in a book? Humour, rhyme, repetition, fascinating pictures and a great story. What

What to read to babies and toddlers? Something short, catchy and preferably interactive. The lift-the-flap books or the touch and

The 11+ kids are more than halfway through childhood, and this is reflected in what they read. The big themes

This extensive list of books has been compiled from the suggestions of more than 25 parents, children, grandparents and teachers