Scholastic’s 2023 World Read Aloud Day program has a new format, in which authors read aloud through the Storyvoice app and at events throughout the world. Perhaps sensing this generational change in the world marketplace, Scholastic’s 2023 World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) program on February 1 has a new format that leverages the importance of being read to in a person’s development as a reader. In a statement about the event’s plans, LitWorld executive director Caitlin Cassaro says, “More than a one-day literary celebration, World Read Aloud Day has morphed into a beautiful worldwide movement, touched and transformed by every child, community, and country that takes part and comes together for this special day. The elements available on that page include a downloadable schedule (PDF) with instructions, a link to the Storyvoice app, a digital kit that can be emailed to you with discussion guides, and a 30-book list of World Read Aloud Day books selected from Scholastic’s list. See also: The 40th Mauri School in Venice: ‘Interpreting Change’More from Publishing Perspectives on children’s books is here, more on Scholastic is here, more on LitWorld and World Read Aloud Day is here, and more on literacy charities is here.

Source: CNN January 26, 2023 08:48 UTC