To read is to go on an adventure

Kimberly has loved to read since I can remember. She has even started to read books herself now, or rather at her age of 2 and a half years it’s more like quoting what she can remember from her head and giving us a summarised version. She even reads for us and asks us questions, what’s this? a sheep, yes, clap clap clap for mummy. When we had visitors recently she proceeded to read them a Bible story but when daddy started up a conversation with uncle, Kimberly smartly told uncle, are you listening, you’re not listening, see, the storybook is here.

We believe that to read is to go on great adventures, to go to places you have never been or seen before, to experience and learn new and wonderful things.

For children with special needs, to read is a great achievement in whichever form it takes. Where some people believe they are not able to achieve this, we think otherwise, and especially through the use of Jolly Phonics, we have witnessed firsthand many children learn to read. Books are also a great method to help children with and without special needs learn new concepts in class.

For two weeks Kimberly and her school mates are participating in a sponsored read to raise money to expand their school library. The children are engaging in all forms of reading activities from listening to stories, to reading stories and words independently, to reading flashcards and sounds and of course, picture reading and more. The kids are having so much fun.

If you would like to sponsor Kimberly and her friends and help them expand their library, please drop me a message for more details or send via Paypal to sctuganda@gmail.com with a note saying Sponsored Read. Every donation makes a difference whether small or otherwise. We invite you to be part of Kimberly’s story, to be part of her friends stories and to be a monumental part of their educational journey, but most of all, to enable them to take adventures to new places and to show them there are people who believe in them.