defence laboratories school
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DROP EVERYTHING AND READ
DEFENCE LABORATORIES’ SCHOOL, VIGNYANAKANCHA,RCI,HYDERABAD
‘PADHHO AUR BADHHO’‘DEAR’
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Often we hear our teachers complaining about fading reading habits among students. Students these days have no love for books at all. They would rather watch TV, play video games or just gossip in their free time.
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THE ‘DEAR’ TEAM
NAVYA ABHINAV SWETA ADITYA PRATIDHI
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•We first conducted a survey among the students to ascertain -• How they spend their free time•How many hours of reading do they do in a week (other than text books)• The reasons for not reading books
Watch TV
Play Video Games
Read Books, MagazinesWhileaway Their Time
60%
15%
20%5%
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•Non- availabilty of books•Lack of time
Don't own booksParents don't allowDon't find timeLack interest
15%
40%
20%
25%
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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 1. How much free time do you get in a day?
a) 1hour b) 2 hours c) more than 2 hours
2. How do you spend your free time?
a) Watching T.V. b) playing video games
c) Playing any other game d) reading books
3. How many books/articles have you read this week?
a)One b) Two c) More than two d) Nil
4. The reason for not reading books/ materials other than the class books.
a)Don’t have enough time b) non-availability of books c) lack of interest
5. Do your parents encourage you to read books?
a)Yes b) No c) Does not matter to them
6. Do your parents buy you books other than you class books?
a) Yes b) No c)Rarely
7. Would you read if you were given books & time to read?
a) Yes b) No c) Not sure
8. Would you like to have a proper reading period in the school?
a) Yes b) No c) Doesn’t make any difference
9. Do your parents allow you to read books other than your course books?
a) Yes b) No
10. Would your parents like you to have a reading period in school?
a) Yes b) No c) Doesn’t matter
Name:___________
Class:___________
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OUR ACTION PLAN…
•Allocating 50 minutes of “DEAR”
(Drop Everything And Read) period
everyday.
•Collecting books from the
neighborhood.
•Setting up class libraries.
•Motivating students to read by
making each student own a book.
• Inviting students to present book
reviews.
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DISCUSSING THE PROJECT WITH PRINCIPAL
We discussed the project with our Principal
and urged him to squeeze out 50 minutes for
our reading session everyday .
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FITTING ‘DEAR’ PERIOD IN TIMETABLE
We suggested to take out 5 minutes
from each period including the lunch
period, to make a 50 minute „DEAR‟
period
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PREPARING FOR THE CAMPAIGN
BOOK DONATION CAMPAIGN
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CAMPAIGN MARCH
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COLLECTING BOOKS FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD
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SORTING OUT BOOKS
We sorted them out to suit different
levels of understanding & interest.
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HANDING OVER BOOKS TO THE CLASS TEACHERS
These books were handed over to the respective
class teachers for class libraries.
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MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO ‘DEAR’ PERIOD
In the school assembly, we
talked to the students
about the pleasures of
reading books and
motivated them to read.
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DO…
HERE WE GO WITH OUR‘DEAR’ PERIOD!
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‘DEAR’ PERIOD IN PROGRESS
The whole school, including the teachers, sat
down to read silently in rapt attention for 50 minutes everyday during the ‘DEAR’ period.
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ENGROSSED IN READING
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PRESENTING BOOK REVIEWS
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WE LOVE READING
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OUTCOME…
• There is a marked difference
among students in their
keenness to read books.
• All the students carry a
storybook in their bags now!
• “DEAR” period becomes a
permanent feature in our
school time table.
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WE CARRY OUR STORY BOOKS…
EVERYDAY…
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AND WE GO ON READING …
EVERYWHERE
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90%
100%
Class VI Class VII Class VIII ClassIX
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS
CLASSES
BEFORE
AFTER
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS READING
BOOKS BEFORE AND AFTER
IMPLEMENTING THE „DEAR‟ PERIOD
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‘DEAR’ period is soooo…. dear to me
Reading time is fun time. I luv it.
SHARING ‘DEAR’EXPERIENCES
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OUR FUTURE PLANS
•Extending ‘DEAR‘ concept
to Family Reading Time.
•Spreading the ‘DEAR’
to other schools.
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