Storyvoice's Spring Programming Includes a
Packed Lineup of Read-Aloud Events on February 7, 2024 in Celebration of World Read
Aloud Day®
NEW
YORK, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic
today announced the full spring schedule of programming from
Storyvoice, the Company's digital home of live read alouds,
including an all-star lineup of seven events with authors on
February 7th in
celebration of World Read Aloud Day®—the global holiday
created by LitWorld® and sponsored by Scholastic. Every Storyvoice
event is free to attend and will feature multiple interaction
segments where kids at home or in classrooms can read, draw, and
connect with their favorite books, creators, and each other.
To learn more about Storyvoice and view the platform's full
schedule of interactive read-aloud events this season, visit:
storyvoice.scholastic.com.
A free, online destination delivering weekly interactive events
with award-winning authors and illustrators, Storyvoice offers
engaging, innovative literacy programming for classrooms and
families alike throughout the school year. In 2023, the platform
had over 400,000 total viewers, including more than 12,000
classrooms. Given that the ongoing benefits of reading
aloud as kids age are undeniable, Storyvoice serves a critical
purpose for school-aged children, engaging them through read-alouds
at the very moment when reading aloud tends to decline in the home.
As reported by the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report:
8th Edition, while half of kids five and under are
read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week, that declines to just about
one-third of 6–8-year-olds and only 16% of
9-11-year-olds.
"We know directly from kids that read aloud time holds a special
place in their worlds, and by using technology like the Storyvoice
platform, we are creating a vibrant reading community that enables
every child, everywhere, at every age to regularly enjoy the
benefits and joys of reading with others," said Michael Clarke, Senior Director of New Media at
Scholastic and co-founder of Storyvoice.
Headlining Storyvoice's exciting World Read Aloud Day schedule
of events is a live read-aloud at 2:00pm
ET of the highly anticipated latest book in the Amulet
series by Kazu Kibiushi, Amulet #9: Waverider, which is
being published just a day prior. This will be the first chance for
school groups to experience Kibiushi reading from the graphic
novel, and for students to ask questions and interact directly with
the author about this brand-new book. Additionally, the day's
events will also include read-alouds from four picture books that
will give kids the opportunity to join the shows live and read
pages back to the author in real time, as well as read-alouds with
two international authors from the UK and the UAE.
The 2024 spring slate of programming comprises weekly live
events from kid-favorite authors and illustrators including:
Lucille Colandro reading from her
There Was an Old Lady series, Lauren
Tarshis sharing the latest book in her New York Times bestselling I Survived series, and
Pete Oswald reading his picture book
The Sour Grape, the 6th picture book in the #1
New York Times bestselling Food Group
series.
To view the full World Read Aloud Day lineup from Scholastic and
join each live author show, visit:
https://www.scholastic.com/worldreadaloudday.
For more information about Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), visit the
Company's media room: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com
World Read Aloud Day® is a registered trademark of Litworld
international, Inc. and is used with permission by
Scholastic.
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