The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has joined hands with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to promote early childhood reading amid concerns about learning loss among kids during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The project called "Free Books for Early Childhood Children" kicked off on Friday in the Kao Phatthana, Supsin Kao, and Phlub Phla communities of Wang Thonglang district. Deputy Bangkok governor Sanon Wangsangboon said the project aimed to keep early-childhood youngsters from learning loss due to Covid-19. Anyone up to six years old is targeted.
''We focus on reading because it promotes the development of the executive function of the brain. It will help them develop self-regulation skills including focus attention and cognitive skills,'' he said.
