Why is reading for pleasure important? - Rana Dajani [Spotlight WISE 2014]

Dr. Rana Dajani has developed a community-based model and philosophy, “We Love Reading” (WLR) to encourage children to read for pleasure. She discusses why it is important that children read for pleasure. We Love Reading aims to positively impact children throughout Jordan and the Arab world by creating a generation of children who love and respect books. To establish libraries in every neighborhood, women are trained in the art of reading aloud. When they go back, they read to children in their communiti