FUN ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Reading and literacy can have a life changing impact How tonies® will aid learning and literacy through fostering a love of stories According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reading for pleasure is a bigger indicator of a child’s educational success than their parents’ socioeconomic status. Reading and literacy have a life-changing impact on a child’s life prospects, their mental health, wellbeing, self-esteem, educational achievement and so much more. A love of stories opens up a world of new possibilities for children and develops aspiration, with research showing that it can drive social mobility and mitigate the effect of social inequality. Accompanying audio narration is proven to support literacy in early years, helping to foster a lifelong love of stories in even the most reluctant of readers. Given this, tonies®, the leading children’s storytelling audio system, has partnered with the Book Trust and Cressida Cowell MBE’s ‘Lifechanging Libraries’ project to gift Tonieboxes and Tonies to primary school libraries in underprivileged areas of England. The Tonieboxes will allow children in the schools taking part in ‘Life-changing Libraries’ to enjoy some of the nation’s favourite stories, such as Elmer and Peter Rabbit, in audio form. With children at the heart of everything they do, tonies® wants to bring new ways of learning and developing literacy skills to children, with audio storytelling having the power to stimulate their imagination, expand their worldview and support them in their development. For children who struggle to decode words, audiobooks and podcasts provide a great alternative to books - listening to audiobooks and music helping to improve literacy skills and vocabulary in an enjoyable, accessible way. Children can still be immersed in a narrative while building vocabulary and improving comprehension.
