Teachers and parents advised to help children read in their early stages

By
Comfort Sena Fetrie, GNA,

Tamale, Nov. 30, GNA
– Mr Edward Azure, Northern Regional Director of Education has urged parents
and teachers to teach children to read in their formative years to develop
strong foundation for their education.

He said parents were
best suited to teach their children to develop effective reading to enhance the
quality of their education.

Mr Azure stated this
during the launch of the Northern Regional Library Children’s corner in Tamale.

The launch was to
encourage teachers and parents to assist provide the children with good reading
skills at the early stages of their education.

He noted that
learning to read early made learning of other subjects easy to understand and
fast to absorb, which would enhance their performance in school.

According to him,
children had greater general knowledge to expand their vocabulary and become
more fluent readers.

Mr Aaron Kuwornu,
the Northern Regional Librarian, stated that reading was important for children
to develop their language skills.

Mr Hayford Siaw,
Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority gave assurance that they
would continue to provide comprehensive and accessible public library service
to promote lifelong reading habits among the citizenry.

GNA