Reading for Pleasure

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This project, funded by DIUS, developed resources in partnership with The Reading Agency's Vital Link programme and the successful campaign ‘Quick Reads', which both promote the wider use of reading for pleasure in a range of settings.

Reading for pleasure is an activity that is commonly taken for granted. Although many readers are initially interested in developing their reading skills for very practical reasons, teachers have an ideal opportunity to introduce their learners to a range of experiences, including fiction and non-fiction, travel writing, graphic novels - both on-screen and paper-based.

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Materials

The suite of materials consists of:

  • CPD modules: Reading for pleasure in a number of contexts
  • Storytelling: CPD unit with lesson ideas
  • Families, Learning and Storytelling: Using archives for community cohesion
  • Take Your Partner: Engaging emergent adult readers
  • Technology and Reading: How to use blogs, wikis, iPods and e-books to promote reading
  • Putting two and 2 together: Creating a bridge between literacy and numeracy learning
  • Resources for libraries: Guidance on how to engage families to read for pleasure

Website

A dedicated website has been set up where the resources can be downloaded free of chrage. Free hard copies are also available for some of the materials. Details of how to order are on the website.

 

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Publications

Campaigns

  • quick Reads - Great stories, great writers, great entertainment

    Quick Reads are brilliant, short books by bestselling writers and celebrities.
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