"Read Aloud" is the annual campaign of the online magazine "Red Fox", whose main goal is to make the practice of reading aloud to children widely known by their parents, caregivers, and teachers. Celebrated every year on February 1, it is essentially a reminder of how important reading aloud is in children's lives and development, as well as in cultivating a love of books and literature.

The benefits are now more or less known, and the scientific researches that talk about how much reading aloud from infancy helps the development of the human brain is increasing year by year.

The most basic of these are:

• It helps in learning the language and enriching the vocabulary.
• It sparks the imagination.
• It helps children to acquire critical thinking.
• It helps children stay focused.
• It strengthens the emotional bond with parents or teachers.
• It offers a safe way for children to explore unfamiliar feelings while building empathy.
• It brings children into contact with texts that are more difficult to understand than those aimed at their age (auditory and reading skills).
• It offers moments of relaxation and entertainment full of meaning, helping to create future adult readers.

Reading aloud in our school is a practice that is implemented throughout the school year

Some break into small groups and read parts of a book aloud to each other, or read parts of a book in different ways, funny or serious.

Some others dedicate 10 minutes daily to read aloud; each time a different student reads a piece of the text they have prepared.

Older students read their favorite stories to younger ones, and teachers read to their students.

For all of us, reading aloud is a special moment in the school routine. We connect with our students, travel, relax, have fun,...