World Read Aloud Day
From LitWorld
Resource type: Event
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, EYFS
Region(s): All of UK
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in February. In 2027, World Read Aloud Day falls on 3 February.
The aim of World Read Aloud Day is to raise awareness of the positive impact of reading and sharing stories aloud on children’s wellbeing, language development and learning. Organisers LitWorld provide a number of free resources that can be used to support World Read Aloud Day in the UK, including:
- An Educator’s Guide
- Interactive storytelling games
- Bunting and bookmark templates
Cost: Free.
About LitWorld: World Read Aloud Day was set up in 2010 by LitWorld, a global not-for-profit organisation based in the USA that is dedicated to strengthening children, families and communities around the world through literacy and the power of stories. As well as World Read Aloud Day, LitWorld runs a number of literacy programmes, including their flagship programme LitClubs.
Further resources:
- From how to choose a great read aloud to using your voice and body language, reading for pleasure consultant Becci Smith shares some top tips on how to create a magical read-aloud experience in our blog.
- Share these tips from BookTrust on Reading Together at Home with parents and carers.
- Explore a range of resources and examples of practice to encourage and support parents to read with their children at home on the OURfP website.
- Book review site LoveReading4Kids shares their top read aloud recommendations for Reception, KS1 and KS2.
- Capture the magic of storytelling with these read aloud recommendations for primary aged children from Books for Topics.
- Listen to poets reading their poems aloud on the Children’s Poetry Archive.
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