{"id":43819,"date":"2025-02-10T23:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-read-aloud-day-2025-inspires-young-readers-across-cape-town-20250210\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:44:50","slug":"world-read-aloud-day-2025-inspires-young-readers-across-cape-town-20250210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-read-aloud-day-2025-inspires-young-readers-across-cape-town-20250210\/","title":{"rendered":"World Read Aloud Day 2025 Inspires Young Readers Across Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8aa84f16-e223-48cc-94dc-ba538451cdf4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8aa84f16-e223-48cc-94dc-ba538451cdf4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Southfield Library hosted story time for preschoolers, led by nine-year-old Cassidy Hendricks, a national literacy competition winner passionate about books.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Librarian Charmaine Fritz emphasized the importance of reading for children\u2019s academic, personal, and professional development, aligning with the theme <\/strong><em><strong>sowing seeds of hope through reading.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Western Cape Education Minister David Maynier urged parents to read with their children daily, highlighting literacy as the foundation for future academic success.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With the theme \u201csowing seeds of hope through reading\u201d \u2013 the annual World Read Aloud Day 2025 was celebrated in classrooms and libraries across the city on Wednesday 5 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Southfield Library, a group of four and five-year-olds gathered for story time with Grade 4 learner Cassidy Hendricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encouraged to read from the age of two, Hendricks, who hails from Lotus River, enjoys sharing her love and passion for books with other children. In conversation with <span>People\u2019s Post<\/span>, her grandmother Brenda Tommy proudly beamed over the nine-year-old\u2019s passion for books. \u201cCassidy entered the South African Literacy Association\u2019s annual competition in 2022, where she was placed second across the country,\u201d she said. \u201cIn 2023, she scored first place and was very happy with that. Cassidy also loves reading to the little ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charmaine Fritz, a librarian at Southfield Library, said the pre-school learners thoroughly enjoyed story time last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had around 15 children for story time, although we were expecting another Early Childhood Development group,\u201d she shared. \u201cJust having these little bodies here and sharing stories with them was wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the theme \u201csowing seeds of hope through reading\u201d it didn\u2019t matter how many children showed up but rather the importance was \u201csowing seeds\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_6ac425df\">\n<div class=\"text\">It is important to develop children holistically and trying to create a balance, said Fritz. 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