AV-Crew -Webinar Science of Reading

Webinars @ CBSE AVCREW /4 April 2024/a-1

For the (Teachers of Language-Hindi & English) /Class V to  XII
The details of the webinar as follows:



Steps to Download and Access the CBSE Reading App:

1. Go to your device's App Store or Play Store.

2. Search for "CBSE Reading App by Freadom" in the search bar.

3. Install the app on your device.

4. Once the installation is complete, open the app.

5. Click on the 'Get Started' button to create your account or log in if you already have

one.

It is envisaged that, the students shall simultaneously log into the CBSE Reading App to

endorse the habit of reading and “promote awareness among leaders about importance of

reading”. The date and time shall be informed later. The students shall be given certificates of

participation.

As a preparation to the celebration of the Reading Day, the Board will be organizing online/

offline workshops on the “Science of Reading” for the CBSE-affiliated school Principals and

Teachers during March-June 2024. These events are aimed towards sensitising and orient

“Reading” amongst the teaching fraternity.

The details of the workshop is mentioned below:

Online

Teachers

Awareness

workshops

PGT Language

(Hindi and

English)

Through

“Webex”

https://forms.gle/Jy2PXsjYhBySPDqA9

Please note-

 There is no participation fee for attending these workshops.

 The program is open for CBSE-affiliated principals/ teachers.

 The Registration will be done by the participants through the Prashikshan

Triveni/Google Form. The registration will be considered on a first come first basis.

 The certificates will be provided to the participants.

2) CBSE Reading Challenge - With a view to harness the reading skills and to showcase the

skills and competencies in the Reading and Literacy area, amongst the students of the Board;

the annual, CBSE Reading Challenge for the academic session 2024-25, will be conducted

in August 2024.

The CBSE Reading Challenge is an exciting opportunity for students in classes 6th to 10th of

CBSE-affiliated schools to enhance their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Benefits:

a. Reading with comprehension and accuracy.

b. Constructing meaning by retrieving information, relating text with prior

knowledge, and integrating information.

c. Interpreting information and drawing inferences.

d. Reflecting and evaluating to judge the quality and credibility of the text.

Mode of Implementation: This activity is conducted in two Rounds. The schools have to

register themselves on the CBSE Reading Challenge Online Portal.

 Round I is organized within schools. The registered schools download the

question paper and answer key from the portal. The schools then shortlist 02

students from each class for Hindi and English for Round II.

 Round II is conducted in online mode. The shortlisted students log in to the

portal on the given dates and time. They download the paper and then fill in

responses and submit it again in the portal. The winners are shortlisted based

on speed and accuracy.

 To motivate the schools, the Board will give e-certificates to the winners and to

the participating students.

3) CBSE Budding Authors Program - The CBSE Budding Authors Program aims to ignite

the creative spark within students by encouraging them to explore the art of storytelling. By

writing and submitting short stories under this program, students have the exciting opportunity

to express their imagination and ideas, with a chance to see their work published, hand-holded

and an opportunity to meet renowned story-writers for children. This enriching experience not

only hones their writing abilities but also nurtures their confidence and self-expression.

For this activity, the registration will start in April 2024 followed by online webinars on the

“Technique of writing stories” during summer vacations. The students will write and submit

their stories on the technology platform from July 2024.

The program welcomes submissions in both Hindi and English, and students can participate

in one of the following three categories:

 Category I: classes 5-6

 Category II: classes 7-8

 Category III: classes 9-10

Benefits: While the key competency of reading is the foundation of learning, the skill

of writing empowers the learners through a process of critical and creative thinking,

comprehending thoughts and sharing them with others.

Through, this programme the learners will get an opportunity to-

 engage with experts through webinars on the art of story writing.

 learn and hone the skills of creating, writing and illustrating short stories

 publish stories on the CBSE platform; and

 as a token of appreciation for their efforts, the students shall be provided with

a certificate of participation and to the final selected story writers.

Mode of Implementation: This activity is conducted online through the CBSE

Academic Website under Reading Mission Tab:

 Release of the circular on the CBSE Academic website in April 2024.

 Orientation workshop - Mentoring workshops will be conducted online for the

students by renowned authors to improve their writing skills which will be open

to the CBSE affiliated schools during their summer vacations.

 Registration and Submission - The students shall write their stories during

summer vacations and the schools will register their students on the CBSE

Budding Authors Portal. The registered students will be provided with a unique

ID and passwords which they will use for submitting their stories on the CBSE

Reading App.

 Shortlisting of stories – The initial screening of the entries will be done

through AI engine. The initially screened stories will be further scrutinised by

the panel of expert’s for final selection.

 Mentoring workshops - The writers of shortlisted stories shall be hand-holded

by the renowned authors for further honing their witting skills.

 Publication - The selected stories will be published by CBSE.

 Certification – The Board will give the e-certificates to the participating and

winning students.

It is again reiterated that, all of the above activities are conducted by the Board and the

School heads and the language teachers are to note them and disseminate this

information amongst their students for their benefit.

School heads are also requested to visit the CBSE Academic website for the detailed

guidelines and timelines of the above activities. For more support and queries related to the

programs, Principals/teachers can reach out to cbse.reading.mission@cbseshiksha.in.