KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 -- Once teased for her poor reading skills, 12-year-old Sophia Irine can now hold her head high after overcoming her difficulties through the "Projek BacaBaca".

The Year Six pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Sunway said her transformation began when she joined the initiative, part of the Education for All Impact Lab at Taylor's University, while in Year Five.

"I used to struggle to read and understand words, and my friends would make fun of me.

"But the coaching sessions with volunteers, or 'coach readers', in small groups helped me focus better and gradually built my confidence," she said when met at the "Projek BacaBaca: Celebrating the Transformative Reading Journeys of 100 Children" event in Subang Jaya yest...