Former University (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique today said reading aloud has a multidimensional significance and necessity as it can make the children aware of wrong pronunciation of any word from their childhood.
“We see that even after coming to the university, many students cannot utter with the correct pronunciation. Because no one had helped them correct their mistakes. The habit of reading aloud can make the children aware of wrong pronunciation from their childhood,” he said.
Professor Arefin, also Chairman of the board of directors of the national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), came up with the remarks while speaking at a webinar, marking the World Read Aloud Day.
A volunteer organization Read Aloud Bangladesh organized the webinar with its founder Rupok Singh in the chair, said a press release. Noting that to make the people understand about anything beautifully, there is a necessity of speaking melodiously, Dr Arefin said, “It is the part of institutional education”. He also emphasized on encouraging the children to read aloud.
Additional Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division Dr Md Omar Faruque, Additional Secretary of the Liberation War Affairs Ministry Ranjit Kumar Das, Professor Dr NK Ghosh of National Child Hospital and Additional Commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police Sarder Rakibul Islam joined the webinar, among others.
The World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday of February every year across the globe.