With the advancement of time, many
new approaches are being introduced in learning world. Among them, “Reader’s
Circle” is one of the emerging trends recently introduced in the education
system of Nepalese education.
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“Reader’s Circle” is a small group
created among the students of primary and secondary level in the school. This “Reader’s
Circle” are intended to develop the reading habit of various books other than
the normal course books as prescribed by the syllabus of government for
specific class of students. In this “Reader’s Circle”, interested students are
grouped from different class and this circle is created from them with the coordination
of the teacher. Then these all students, who are the member of “Reader’s Circle”
start to read different books related to various topic of their interest.
Reading is only half job in these “Reader’s Circle”, the half job of these “Reader’s
Circle” member is to review these books in front of other members of “Reader’s
Circle” on a regular basis.
With the introduction of computer
games, televisions and other means of entertainment, especially book reading
habit among the school going students have dramatically declined. Reading culture
is about to extinct, if the similar situation goes on. So few schools in our
country have started “Reader’s Circle” in their respective schools to promote
reading habit and to save the reading culture. The members of “Reader’s Circle”
meet regularly and discuss on their interest of books and if they are unable to
choose the books, they even take the help of teacher, who coordinated their “Reader’s
Circle”. Depending upon their interest and suggestion of teachers, member
students of “Reader’s Circle” choose and read different kinds of books which
are related to different topic.
No member students of the “Reader’s
Circle” are forced to study any book; all the member students participate in “Reader’s
Circle” volunteer. They choose, read and review the book they read. These “Reader’s
Circle” have got lots of benefits for the students. These “Reader’s Circle”
have helped the students to realize their interest, passion and desire for
their future. Involvement of the students in the “Reader’s Circle” provides the
students to taste the freedom in reading as these students can read anything as
per their wish. Students also have got chance to realize their talent in
specific subject of their interest. With the creation of “Reader’s Circle”,
students have seen much positive change in their studies and overall life too. Students participating in “Reader’s Circle”
have improved the performance in their studies too. Addiction to reading has encouraged
the students to study the course book too in a very fun filled manner. The
reading culture developed due to participation in “Reader’s Circle” has helped
many students to broaden their knowledge related to many different areas.
Most of the “Reader’s Circle” are
created in the schools by the school administration. These school
administration have helped the students to create these “Reader’s Circle” and
participate in many different activities organized by these “Reader’s Circle” along
with their regular school activities. In these “Reader’s Circle” one teacher is
made responsible to handle and operate various activities of these “Reader’s
Circle”. One of the important activities of these “Reader’s Circle” are the “Refractive
Interaction” organized in a regular basis, where the member students of these “Reader’s
Circle” review the books they have study during certain period among the other
member students of the “Reader’s Circle”. The students are encouraged to
express their learning in these “Refractive Interaction “program. This kind of
program helps the students to improve their learning capacity, enhance the
public speaking confidence, makes them social and also improves the argumental
power of the students in certain topic they are provided. The teacher awards
one students with “Best Reader Award”, who performs well in the “Reader’s
Circle” and “Refractive Interaction” program. This kind of award have motivated
many students to participate in the “Reader’s Circle” and its various
activities.
“Reader’s Circle” has not come to
existence very easily. Especially in the society like ours, most of the parents
wish their children to study only course book. So establishment and operation
of these “Reader’s Circle” were a big challenge for the school and the
teachers. But with the time, parents also have realized the importance of these
“Reader’s Circle” for the overall development of their children. These parents
have realized that these “Reader’s Circle” help their children to make them familiar
with different aspects which are not even included in the syllabus. These
activities have brought positive change in the student’s studies and behaviour.
Last but not the least; “Reader’s
Circle” is an innovative way of learning to the students in a very fun filled
way, which helps the students to develop their overall personality in different
aspect. These “Reader’s Circle” have helped to conserve the reading culture
which was in danger of being extinct.
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