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Read Hour spreads the joy of reading on September 8th – almost 60,000 children and young people are participating in Finland
Read Hour will be celebrated from September 4th to 8th. A week filled with the joy of reading culminates in Read Hour on Friday, September 8th.
Read moreRead Hour in the UK
We asked Emily Souders from Riot Communications what is going on during Read Hour in their country.
Read moreRead Hour i Sverige
Vi frågade Elisabet Reslegård från Läsrörelsen vad som är på gång i samband med Read Hour i Sverige.
Read moreRead Hour in Norway
We asked Vibeke Røgler from Foreningen !les what is going on during Read Hour in their country.
Read moreRead Hour in Estonia
We asked Anneli Loodus from Finnish Insitute in Estonia what is going on during Read Hour in their country.
Read moreMoominvalley available for free to celebrate Read Hour
The Invisible Child episode, produced by Gutsy Animations will be available to watch for free via Sky Kids’ YouTube channel from 8th-11th September to celebrate Read Hour.
Read moreThe President of Finland: “There is a growing demand for open-mindedness and empathy in the world today.”
President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö is the Patron of the Read Hour Literacy Campaign 2022.
Read moreFrom World Book Day to the Summer Reading Challenge, literary initiatives are rife. Is there room for more?
Read Hour is a literacy initiative with the wonderfully simple objective of motivating people to read a book, a magazine, a comic, on UN International Literacy Day for just one hour.
Read moreRead Hour returns to the UK this September
The renowned Finnish literacy initiative, Read Hour, will be returning to the UK on 8th September. There will be a number of events during Read Hour that families can attend.
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