The last phase of the ReadTwinning project was full of events, organised by the different partners to tell and disseminate the project and its outputs. Opening the dances of the Connected Events, on 11th June 2022, was ProgettoMondo Mlal, which organised a workshop for families and educators at the Rifugio Novezzina, in the Province of Ve...

There were times when we thought we could not do it. The constraints imposed by the pandemic, with consequent difficulties related to travel, school safety protocols, and family concerns really made it difficult to carry out the activity. However, aware of the important value of this activity for the ReadTwinning pupils, we tried and tried again an...

It was back in 2019, when the ReadTwinning project partners met in Rome to kick off the project. We started sharing thoughts and actions to promote reading, sharing enthusiasm and the desire to start with in-presence activities targeted to pupils and young people. Then, suddenly, the pandemic prevented us from meeting again. A suspended time, ...

The results on reading literacy in European schools are worrying: from 2009 to 2018 the general trend was negative (the goal was to bring the percentage of students with low reading skills under 15%, but instead it has grown from 19,2% in 2009 to 20,1 in 2015 and to 21,7 in 2018), and the first data available show that the pandemic has further wors...

Here are the voices from Romania!"I enjoyed using the site and I can define the experience as:Challenging - because I used many of my skills to access the platform.Interesting - because I had the opportunity to interact with people who have the same passion for books like me and see how they perceive some characters or situations.Needed - because t...

During these months the students of the partners' schools in Cyprus, Portugal and Romania made a full immersion in the ReadTwinning World. We asked them some questions regarding their experience and here are their voices from the schools!CyprusChildren of the Third Primary School of Makedonitissa who participated in the two tandems evaluated their ...

The University of Cyprus structured the course for the Connected Teachers, a series of modules with plenty of materials and tools inspired by the ReadTwinning approach. The course has been experimented in the partners' countries in a blended form: live and online. This form allowed the participants to enable discussion and interaction between train...

Video TutorialsIf you are a user of the ReadTwinning Platform you may have noticed that during the last months a lot of new Reading Tandems have been created. Of course children and young people are more familiar with surfing the net but if there are any doubts left on how to use the Platform the video tutorials are now online to help you! The Read...

In November, ReadTwinning partners hosted their first National Dissemination Events. Held in the national languages, the events allowed us to spread the message and the aim of ReadTwinning: connecting students through shared interests to develop a love for reading. This is the reason why the project was presented not only to teachers and school sta...

The Lesson Plans designed, created, and tested by our partner school are ready!  The ReadTwinning teachers from Cyprus, Portugal, and Romania, also thanks to the experience gained with The Living Book, have worked since the project's beginning on numerous activities to enhance the love for reading in children and teenagers. Their vast knowledg...

During the month of November, ReadTwinning partners will organize some online dissemination events.Dissemination events are useful to introduce to teachers, parents, librarians or interested people some materials and tools created by the ReadTwinning team. This will allow us to spread what we achieved until this period to make them available for te...

The ReadTwinning Staff never stops, not even during holidays! Partners took advantage of the summertime not only for some beach reading, but mostly to get involved in a good programme: the Joint Staff Training.The staff met online on the 12th and on the 13th of July for two sessions of self-training. It was the occasion to present different tools u...

The Platform will be the perfect environment where young readers will share their interests, suggest relevant books, and share rich media content of their reading experience. Our digital team worked to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive experience.Using the platform is very easy!Go to the ReadTwinning website, access the section "Community" an...

 All-around Europe the schools are closing for the summer holidays. It has been an unusual school year but, despite the pandemic situation, the partner schools of ReadTwinning realized lots of activities and projects to enhance the love for reading. Discover the dedicated posts on our page!The classes of Cyprus enhanced the use of technology t...

 We are almost there, be patient for a little longer but… brace yourself because in September there will be some interesting new contents!In these weeks and during summertime the team will work on finalizing the Resources of ReadTwinning. The Resources will be available on our website and communicated via social media in September, just in tim...

 Here is some good news!The Italian National Agency has extended the duration of ReadTwinning. The deadline to complete all the amazing activities of the project was originally set for 31st May 2022. Due to the difficult situation we faced in this year of pandemic, we ran into some practical difficulties and, therefore, some delays. For this r...

 The ReadTwinning project follows the in the footsteps of the Erasmus+ Project, The Living Book —Augmenting Reading for Life. www.thelivingbook.euThe project ended in August 2019, but its precious heritage has been transmitted to the entire organisation of ReadTwinning.For this reason, we are extremely proud to announce that Professor Maria Me...

Portugal -Reading is cool  Reading is important, no matter where, either alone or in company. Therefore, at our school, we develop different reading activities. Today, we tell you about two proposals. In one of them, parents, at home orin the classroom, collaborate with their children in reading projects. The suggestion is reading the same boo...

 According to the educational policy of our school grouping, parents' participation in the life of the school is seen as a key factor for educational success. In this sense, by promoting the Readtwinning project, we also focus much of our attention on the involvement of parents, asking them to collaborate with their children in activities to p...

Gryd develops online education platforms incorporating emerging technologies and media, conducts technology research, and provides training to educators from across Europe. In the ReadTwinning project, Gryd are responsible for developing the platform and other online tools, drawing upon the expertise and experiences of the other partners, to engage...