School to adopt reading programme

A TEACHER-support reading programme developed by author John Yareki aims to motivate students to read books and improve learning, a teacher at Badihagwa Technical Secondary School says.
The teacher said students were not interested in reading books in schools.
“The school truly has learning problems because students are not reading books anymore,” she said.
“The Yareki teacher-support reading help will definitely inspire my department and students to work on the need.”
She said this as the school and Yareki prepared to launch the Yareki teachers-support reading programme for schools on Tuesday.
The occasion will feature 20 new “children authors” and their published books.
The school’s English department and Yareki with his family arranged for students to learn from the 20 children authors about why they wrote the books.
The Yarekis have helped more than 300,000 children to write and read books for more than 20 years in eight provinces.
Among the 20 children authors to showcase their books, two excited young authors and their families will be participating.
The elementary, primary and secondary schools in Port Moresby have expressed great interest to participate in the launching.
The Yarekis have been supported by former Governor General Sir Michael Ogio, former Education Minister Nick Kuman, Education secretary Dr Uke Kombra, director general of the Office of Library and Archives Kakaito Kasi and other officials.
They highlighted the need to help teachers with exciting methods to get students into the habit of reading books.
The Waigani and Eki Vaki primary schools started the Yarekis free-of-charge teachers-support-reading programme in June and July.