Project Library Slide Show

1. Project LibrarySlide Show Anjana Badrinarayanan, Asha Sanjay, Radhika Menon, Jeba Durai, Sathya Priya, Dhanalakshmi, Akhil Nigam, Srinivas Adavikonalu, Chandrika Nimmagadda, Shyam Raghunandan, D P Prakash

2. Village #2 – Nellikuppam, TamilnaduNellikuppam Village Site Visit, August 2003 (4 hours from Chennai) Maya Pathiram (Magic Vessel) Tulika Story Book A hit with kids Anjana, 17 yrs old, Padma Seshadri School, Attended Global Young Leaders Conference At Washington, DC in June 2003, representing India Asha Sanjay, Nlogue Executive The one who inspired Project Library Connecting with the kids – Reading a book together Usha, Orient Longman Publications

3. Inside Nellikuppam village rural kioskInternet Indian Style Let’s surf Did you know this? Let’s read Let’s party

4. Asha Steward Anjana’s Recommendations Following Nellikuppam nlogue kiosk library site visit Suggestions1. The kiosk manager should know what the books are about They can help the students choose a book of their level 2. Provide Tamil - English and English- English dictionaries.3. Arrange books such that all titles can be seen so students can pick up a book of their choice 4. Special time for reading could be provided for the children What do the children need? 1. They need guidance to choose a book.2. Simple reading activities could be performed to help them retain an interest in reading.3. The children in the age group 8-12 years are not very confident about reading on their own. Hence the following activities could be performed: WRITING1. Change the title 2. Change the ending 3. Book review 4. Write about your favorite character in the bookREADING1. Shared reading 2. Buddy reading {in pairs} 3. Read aloudDRAMATICSDramatize the storyARTS1. Draw your favorite character 2. Draw a scene from the book 3. Draw the character you did not like