In Creating Readers, we will explore in detail what it means to have a reading culture and the role enabling adults play in creating, supporting and extending reading in students’ lives.

Why reading is important

Being a fluent and reflective reader:

• nourishes and sustains the imagination
• enables independent learning for life
•  facilitates the absorption, engagement and expression of new ideas
• enriches and deepens language skills for thinking, speaking and writing
• supports and develops life-long interests
• is a cornerstone of academic achievement
• creates confidence to participate in every aspect of society
• transforms lives

In Creating Readers, we will explore the following key areas in more detail:

Reading Culture

Shares ideas about reading for pleasure, what a reading culture might look like in a school, the critical importance reading aloud plays in creating readers, and the issue of boys and reading. Find out more

Teachers

Focuses on what teachers do to create readers - in the classroom, through using the school and other libraries, and by being a reading role model themselves. Find out more

School Libraries

Explores the pivotal role the school library plays in creating and supporting readers, through the resources, services and programmes it provides. Find out more

Communities

Considers how reading is supported in the community: at home, through partnerships between home and school, through public libraries, and online. Find out more

Children’s and Young Adults Literature

Provides resources, links and recommendations about children’s and YA literature across a range of formats and genres, eg graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction and read-alouds. Find out more

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