CBSE Reading Mission 2022-2023 by Pratham Books & Storyweaver
About the CBSE Reading Mission
Stories and reading are an important part of a child’s growth and development. Reading encourages children to build vocabulary, derive connections between stories and their own lives, and understand how different people think about different things. Children who read are able to think more, are able to express themselves more freely, and become independent learners.
With this in mind, the Central Board of Secondary Education, in partnership with Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver and supported by the Central Square Foundation, are delighted to announce the launch of the CBSE Reading Mission, aimed at introducing students to the joy of reading.
The Reading Mission is a two-year-long initiative, in which all CBSE schools can participate. Under the Reading Mission, CBSE schools and teachers will have access to a large repository of openly licensed high-quality children’s literature via the Pratham Books Reading Programme, available for free in English and Hindi on StoryWeaver.
The Reading Programme offers 144 beautifully illustrated multilingual age-appropriate storybooks that provide a rich reading experience to all children, cutting across geographic, economic, social and cultural divides. The books are organised grade-wise and thematically, and are accompanied by discussion ideas and activities that can be conducted online, in-classroom or at home.
Teachers will be rewarded with certificates on the completion of the Programme. Teachers can also share anecdotes of their students’ progress, to be celebrated as #ReadingHeroes through the course of the initiative.
The Reading Mission will also support and empower teachers with training materials on conducting engaging virtual reading sessions and activities through periodic ‘Teacher Connect’ interactions where teachers can discuss best practices, showcase their work and share inputs on the programme design.
Come, join us in nurturing the next generation of readers and learners!
6 easy steps to join the CBSE Reading Mission!
Bring the joy of reading to your classroom by following the steps below:
- Your official school email address, if you have one (not mandatory)
- Number of students in your class
- CBSE school number
- School affiliation number
- The CBSE region that your school operates in
- Number of children you will conduct the Reading Programme for.
In case you don’t have the above details, do get in touch with the school principal.
Need some more help? Here’s a tutorial on how to create your account:
Browse through the 4 modules: New Readers (Grades 1 & 2), Early Readers (Grades 3 & 4), Middle Readers (Grades 5 & 6), Advanced Readers (Grades 7 & 8) and pick the one that is most suitable for your students. Click on ‘Enroll’ and follow the enrollment instructions to start accessing the storybooks. Remember to tick the ‘CBSE Reading Mission’ option on the enrollment form, and regularly check your registered email inbox for notifications and updates.
Need some more help? Here’s a tutorial on how to enroll in the Reading Programme:
Once you have enrolled in the Reading Programme module of your choice, you are all set! Explore a new theme every month and read a new book every week with your class. Teachers will receive a certificate on completion of the Reading Programme!
Tips and advice
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The Pratham Books Reading Programme Manual: Discover how to use the Reading Programme to the fullest in your classroom, and share the joy of reading with your students! The Manual is packed with tips and best practices on how to facilitate engaging reading sessions, ways you can use the Reading Programme resources, how to conduct read alouds and more.
#ReadingHeroes Spotlight
- Read a new storybook together every week
- Have interesting discussions based on the books
- Carry out a fun activity or make a project, using the ideas shared in the Reading Programme
Send us anecdotes, pictures, video clips of reading sessions, book discussions, students’ activities and projects, and stand a chance to be recognised as #ReadingHeroes! We will feature the #ReadingHeroes on this page, and on StoryWeaver’s blog and social media channels.
You can share your messages, photos and videos through any of the ways listed below. Do include the school name and location, class, teacher’s name and students’ names.
- Email: cbsereadingmission@prathambooks.org
- Our #ReadingHeroes Facebook Group
- Tag us on social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram using #CBSEReadingMission, #ReadingHeroes
Important: Do take parental consent before sharing pictures of your students, and mention this in your message to us.
Bonus storybooks
English storybooks
- For New Readers (Grades 1 & 2):
https://storyweaver.org.in/lists/280275-new-readers-grades-1-and-2
- For Early Readers (Grades 3 & 4):
https://storyweaver.org.in/lists/280272-early-readers-grades-3-and-4
- For Middle Readers (Grades 5 & 6):
https://storyweaver.org.in/lists/280273-middle-readers-grades-5-and-6
- For Advanced Readers (Grades 7 & 8):
https://storyweaver.org.in/lists/280274-advanced-readers-grades-7-and-8
Hindi storybooks
- For New Readers (Grades 1 & 2):
- For Early Readers (Grades 3 & 4):
- For Middle Readers (Grades 5 & 6):
- For Advanced Readers (Grades 7 & 8):
Frequently Asked Questions
