Concours de Lecture à Voix Haute

 Reading Aloud in French Contest 

Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about. For those reasons, your Alliance and its partners have acknowledged the importance of Reading Aloud in French.

Your Alliance is proud to introduce this contest that your students are simply challenged to read aloud in French!

Categories:  Open to French learners. Students are divided into four categories . FREE contest.

1. Grades 5-6

2. Grades 7-9

3. Grades 10-12

4. True beginners , first year of French, regardless of age

The concept is simple

1. The students practice reading aloud a text in French

All students within a category read the same excerpt.

Ask  Corinne Bertin for the texts classes@afcharlotte.org

2. Each teacher selects 5 students maximum per class

3. The teacher sends the 5 recordings by Feb. 13th using the contact email. 

4. The judges select the top 5 in each category by Feb. 20th

5. The top 5 students practice reading an excerpt given to them by the jury after the selection. All students within a category read the same excerpt.

6. The student send us the 2nd recordings by March 8th

7. The judges announce the winners in March during the week of the Francophonie on March 22, 2026

8. Winners receive prizes + Their Teachers receive prizes  during the Francophone Heritage event : Quebec on Sunday March 22, 2026   

winners

DÉBUTANTS 

1ère place : Isabel PATERSON

2ème place : Elisabetta REDAELLI

3ème place : Elina GARZON

GRADES 5–6 

1ère place : Paris ANTHONY

2ème place : Eric ANAND

3ème place : Theresia BUSITU

GRADES 7–8–9 

1ère place : Gabriel MANCUSO

2ème place : Felix GRIMSHAW

3ème place : Zara CRAWFORD
 

GRADES 10–11–12 

1ère place : Iris JACQUIN

2ème place : Levi HAYGOOD

3ème place : Sarah AHMED

BRAVO à tous les candidats ! Quelle joie de constater leur investissement dans l’apprentissage de la langue française !

How do I submit entries? 

1. Send 1 video (image & sound) at a time to classes@afcharlotte.org

2. Subject Line : Your name + Your School 

3. In email body, please add Student's full Name, level of French or number of years of French (Francophone, FLAM etc.), Grade

Please make sure you are following those entries requirements. Merci.

Prizes 3 Winners per Category

1st Prize : The winner receives books worth $50 - The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which includes Culturethèque 

2nd Prize: The student receives books worth $30 - The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which includes Culturethèque 

3rd Prize: The student receives books worth $20 - The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which includes Culturethèque 

Meet the judges

Monique Milia-Marie-Luce - Associate professor in History at University of French Antilles. She is a winner of the 2022 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence scholarship at UNC Charlotte. She is from Martinique, French West Indies. 

Carole A. Kruger - retired Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Program Director, Davidson in France - Davidson College, NC

Corinne Hassani - French Teacher , NC

FAQ

Should all my students read the same excerpt? Yes, the texts are provided by the jury

How do I select 5 students per class? It's entirely up to you. The 5 students may be selected based on their chances to win the contest, their grades in French, or any other criteria of your choice. Important: Teachers don't have to tell students that they'll select only 5.

How do the top 5 students selected for the 2 rounds be informed? The top 5 in each categories will be informed of our selection via email provided and by their teachers. Each top 5 students will receive a certificate of participation.