Yokohama City Children's Reading Activity Promotion Plan

In the development of Yokohama City Children's Reading Activity Promotion Plan

Encountering a book can change the person's life.

Reading not only gives you new knowledge and information, but also stimulates the imagination of the unknown world and things, evokes fresh excitement.

In addition, reading develops thinking and expressiveness through words, and cultivates the basics of rich sensibility, creativity, and communication skills.

Reading is one of the important means that human beings can develop the power to live more and more vibrant.

In the context of children's "reading separation" and "type separation", the Board of Education hopes that creating more opportunities to meet books will be a source of children's rich hearts and ability to live. We devised "Yokohama-shi child book-reading activity promotion plan".

This plan shows the creation of an environment where children in Yokohama can take every opportunity and place and acquire the habit of becoming familiar with reading independently, and the contents of the support necessary for that purpose. It clarifies concrete measures for effective implementation.

In particular, we focus on "revitalization of school libraries" and "cooperation with related organizations such as City Library" and provide descriptions in line with developmental stages since infancy.

This plan is meaningful not only for those involved in children's reading activities and those who are called reading volunteers, but also for all citizens who wish for healthy growth of their children in schools, homes, and communities. I hope that it will be.

―Contents―

Yokohama City Children's Reading Activity Promotion Plan (Summary) (PDF: 161KB)

Chapter 1 Purpose of Yokohama City Children's Reading Activity Promotion Plan Development (PDF: 185KB)
1 What is reading activity for children (PDF: 185KB)
Outline of 2 Yokohama City Children's Reading Activity Promotion Plan (PDF: 185KB)

Chapter 2 Current Status of Children's Reading Activities in Yokohama (PDF: 442KB)
1 Current status of children's reading activities as seen in the national survey (PDF: 442KB)
2 Current status of children's reading activities in Yokohama (PDF: 442KB)
3. Current status of reading environment in the region (PDF: 442KB)

Chapter 3 Issues for Promoting Children's Reading Activities in Yokohama (PDF: 356KB)
1 Goal (PDF: 356KB) of 1 Children's Reading Activity Promotion
2 Specific issues for promoting reading activities (PDF: 356KB)
3 Issues by Promoting Subjects (PDF: 356KB)

Chapter 4 Specific Measures for Promoting Children's Reading Activities (PDF: 735KB)
1 Promotion of reading activities according to the child's development stage (PDF: 735KB)
(1)Promotion of reading activities during infancy (kindergartens, nursery schools, etc.) (PDF: 735KB)
(2)Promotion of reading activities at elementary and junior high schools (PDF: 735KB)
(3)Promotion of reading activities at high schools (PDF: 735KB)
(4)Promotion of reading activities at schools for the blind, deaf and nursing schools (PDF: 735KB)
2 Promotion of reading activities in libraries, homes, and communities (PDF: 735KB)
(1)Promotion of reading activities in libraries (PDF: 735KB)
(2)Promotion of reading activities at home (PDF: 735KB)
(3)Promotion of reading activities in the community (PDF: 735KB)

Main opinions (summary) of materials and experts (PDF: 228KB)
・Law Concerning the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities (PDF: 92KB)
・National Basic Plan (Overview) (PDF: 115KB)
・Kanagawa Prefecture Promotion Plan (Excerpt) (PDF: 186KB)

"Yokohama-shi child book-reading activity promotion plan" development progress (PDF: 55KB)

"Yokohama-shi child book-reading activity promotion plan" development committee list (as of December, 2005) (PDF: 63KB)