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Column: Reading is not fun – it is a survival skill

Aleksis Salusjärvi teaches boys to read. He leads a Reading Center’s project, which aims to improve poor literacy skills of young males in vocational institutes.

Column: Reading is not fun – it is a survival skill

Five Facts about Children, Youth and Reading

For quite some time, the Finnish education has received international acclaim for its high quality. However, in recent years, national and international evaluations have indicated certain decline in the literacy skills of children and youth. Simultaneously, the reading motivation among Finnish youth, particularly among boys, has deteriorated.

Five Facts about Children, Youth and Reading

The National literacy forum reacts to growing differences between the students

Until recently, there has not been a national strategic plan to promote reading for pleasure in Finland. As a reaction to the growing differences between the students, the government took a step in 2017 to establish a national forum to tackle the issue and provide suggestions for the decision-makers and other actors.

The National literacy forum reacts to growing differences between the students