Wordless Books
Using wordless picture books and family-made stories to open up storytelling, conversation and participation across languages
Role model - Examples of Practice
Reading Pens
Using reading pens as a shared assistive tool to open up texts, reading talk and participation for adult ESOL and SEND learners
Little Mindful Readers
Using book shelves, book blankets and book club to encourage choice and conversation
Conversations With Students
Using informal book talk and teacher reading role models to build meaningful reading relationships
Poetry Fortnight (Poetry Not Perfection)
Growing a poetry culture through fortnightly shared poems, assemblies, festivals and joyful performance
Poetry Play
Bringing poetry to life through play, performance and personalised Poetry Post bags that connect school and home
The Teacher’s Toolbox
Using author spotlights as part of a Teacher’s Reading Toolkit to improve staff knowledge of texts in a special school
The Power of Reading Mentors
Cross-age, relational, community-focused — connecting Year 7 readers with trained Sixth Form reading mentors and involving families to sustain book talk and reading habits through secondary transition.
Building on the Buzz
Joyful, visible, choice-rich — building a whole-school buzz around books by protecting time to read, opening up choice and creating inviting spaces where reading is something children want to do rather than have to do.
Sharing a love of reading
Visible, strategic, community-facing — demonstrating how senior leadership can put Reading for Pleasure at the heart of school life by modelling a reader identity, developing staff knowledge and making books everybody’s business.
Where the Day Ends and Reading Begins
Protecting end of day reading aloud time to nurture a positive reading culture
Quick Reads, Big Conversations
Using ‘Quick Reads’ in the family learning community to build belonging through shared reading conversations
Building Reading Role Models Through a Teacher Collection
A carefully curated teacher collection that fuels staff knowledge, strengthens recommendations and enriches reading culture.
