Preventing failure at school
In order to strengthen its actions in neighbourhoods in difficulty, Caisse des Dépôts has set up a new programme dedicated to reading. The objective is to give young children a taste for reading and thus reduce the risks of failure at school at an early age.
Getting familiar with reading
The projects supported by Caisse des Dépôts help children distanced from written culture on a social and cultural level to familiarise themselves with reading, books and the library.
It focusses on the stages considered milestones in children's development, such as the move from nursery school to reception class.
The involvement of parents in the setting up of these projects is essential. Their educational skills are thus valued and, above all, the children feel supported.
Two flagship projects
- Coup de Pouce Clé (Key Helping Hand)
Caisse des Dépôts is supporting the Coup de Pouce Clé (Key Helping Hand) operation, organised over the whole of French territory with reception age children through the Association for the Promotion of Equal Rights at School (ApFÉE). The Coups de Pouce Clé (Key Helping Hands) are after school clubs meeting four times a week and bringing together five children identified by their teachers as having learning difficulties with regard to reading. In order to underline the importance of the commitment made by children and their parents, a contract is signed by the children/parents, the mayor and his representative. The Association for the Promotion of Equal Rights at School (ApFÉE), whose work is affecting 9,000 children in 241 towns in 2009, hopes to support almost 60,000 children by the beginning of 2012.
- Support towards reading
Launched in 2008, the experimental project Support towards reading rests on a close partnership between Caisse des Dépôts and the Students for the Town Foundation Association (AFEV). This project, which is being carried out in 6 locations in Ile-de-France, consists of familiarising children in the last year of nursery school with reading through also involving their parents. The objective is for books and reading to find a place in the child's and family life, using a fun approach and for this initiative to contribute to facilitating learning to read. This project is making an effort to bring together all those involved at ground level: parents, teachers, games libraries, play centres, social landlords, etc
What are the eligibility criteria for the Reading projects?
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