READING FESTIVAL HELD FOR BASIC SCHOOLS IN K/N WEST 26th JUNE, 2024

Basic schools from all circuits in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region this Wednesday, converged in Paga, the district’s capital, to battle it out for honours in a reading festival hosted by the district directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES).

A Section of The School Pupils

The reading festival comes under an intervention programme by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ghana’s Ministry of Education known as the USAID/Ghana Accountability in Ghana’s Education System (SAGES) Strengthening Activity and with support from partners including Care, AfriKids, Crown Agents and School for Life.

In his remarks to open the festival this Wednesday dubbed, the District Level Public Primary Schools Reading Competition, Kassena-Nankana West DCE Hon. Gerard Ataogye described the exercise as very relevant to the upbringing of the pupils because “children are able to recognize the importance of expression when they read”. He added that it was through reading that children can scan their environment and extract information and thus thanked the initiators and sponsors of the reading festival, stressing that its introduction into the country’s educational system will serve as a strong catalyst in grooming children to climb high, the academic ladder.

Hon. Ataogye, The DCE

Hon. Ataogye also appreciated the efforts of teachers in the district, acknowledging that majority of them were performing wonders in the face of mounting challenges and urged them not to relent as government would continue to roll out measures and policies to better their lot.

The District Director of Education, Mr. George Woyongo for his part, revealed the theme for this year’s reading festival as, “Reading, a Path Way to The World”. He added that, the purpose of the event is to improve literacy skills, boost confidence and self-esteem, foster critical thinking cum analytical skills, encourage healthy competition and to inculcate the habit of reading among the student population.

The GES Director also mentioned letter sounds and identification, oral reading and fluency, reading comprehension and listening comprehension as the major areas of focus for the reading festival. He said at the end of the competition, six (6) pupils comprising two from Basic 1, two from Basic 2 and another two, from Basic 3 will make up the district’s winner team and shall move to the regional level, to compete with similar schools from 14 other districts in the region.


According to Mr. Woyongo, some 200 pupils have been selected to partake in the reading festival.

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