Literacy Day

Mrs. Paula Vorne

2nd grade teacher

Today, the 8^th of September,  is United Nations International Literacy Day. Literacy is something that we in Finland take for granted. Every child goes to school and gets free education for minimum of nine years no matter where in Finland they live.  Schools follow their own curriculum which has to be based on the national guidelines of curriculum so the base of education is the same in every school in our country. 

We celebrated the International Literacy Day with 2nd and 6th grade students. Every student brought their favorite book to school and they read the stories to each other in small groups. 6th grades godstudents also gave feedback to the smaller students how they could improve their reading skills. 

  

More information on the themes of the International Literacy Day:

 http://www.unesco.org/new/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/