PLANET LEITURA EDUCATIONAL PROJECT: EDUCATIONAL STIMULUS AND A DOOR TO LITERACY

Abstract

Reading stimulates reasoning, takes us beyond our imagination and above all expands our knowledge, in this context this article has as general objective to analyze the Educational Project entitled Planet Reading, which was created in 2019 by the Secretary of State for Education and Sports (SEDUC / AM), and as specific objectives 1. describe the importance of encouraging reading and 2. describe the impact of daily school life from the implementation of the project. Our research problem: how did the project impact the lives of the students and the schools contemplated? The Planet Reading Project is developed through the distribution of a collection to the participating schools, promotion and training of mediators through online courses, face-to-face workshops and a printed support called the Guide of Didactic Guidelines for the teacher. The audience was the students of the 1st year and 2nd year of the Elementary Initial Years who received the briefcases containing books of the project organized by year of schooling. The methodology used was bibliographical, according to Silva (2021) as a qualitative research modality, it is commonly presented as a literature review. The development of the project emphasized its relevance, because the students were stimulated by reading and its ramifications such as: creativity, interpretation, dramatizations and others, and reading should be encouraged from the moment the child enters the school space, thus making it a habit.