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Operation Read at Home

Operation Read at Home

Children's Book Network

Operation Read at Home

During lockdown we have developed a series of free teaching/reading materials that would be equally effective in a home environment or at a workshop. This will be a permanent, free resource that we will upgrade and add to from time to time.

The units are based on the contents of our Reading Toolboxes which are the result of eight years of development and research and which have been tested exhaustively in workshops. We are excited to move this development work into a new phase. 

Each unit will be compiled by Lisa Witheren, Lesley Beake and Wilien van Zyl - all part of the CBN team.

Operation Read at Home

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Children’s Book Network (CBN) is about children, books and friends. Our aim is to promote joy in reading to the extent that children will come to love books. We provide a safe space for our children to let their imaginations fly and give them cultural stimulation and access to knowledge outside of...

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