Archives: Examples of Practice

Reading community

Reading Enrichment and Pleasure

Reading community

Make reading your comfort blanket

Reading community

Hygge and Social Reading Environments

Reluctant readers

Book blankets to advantage the disadvantaged readers

literature

Teachers as Readers

Reluctant readers

We Are All Readers

Reading community

Reluctance to Readers ~ Following our focus children

Digital books and reading for pleasure research

Social Reading Environments

Reading community

Wroot Bookworms

Reading community

Really Wild Library!

Reluctant readers

Introducing a Marvellous Menu of Literature

Reading community

Book Squad

Reading community

Let’s Talk More About Books!

Reading community

Reading Festival with a Booknic Finale

Library/librarians

Reading and Sharing My Bookshelf

Reading community

Raising the profile and embracing the power of ‘Book Talk’

Reading community

We Are Readers

Reluctant readers

The Social Process of Reading

Reader relationships

Beanbag, Book, and Reading Nook.

Reading community

A Buzz for Books

Reading community

Eager Readers to Inspiring Leaders

Reluctant readers

Let’s talk about books

Reading community

So many authors, such little time!

Reading community

Story Crates

Reading community

Building a Love of Reading

Discussion

Reading as a ‘Whole Vibe’

Discussion

The Voice of Children

Reluctant readers

Creating A Desire To Read

Reading community

Reading, Writing and Jam: The impact of an author visit

Reading community

Booknic Festival

Reading community

Let’s Talk Books!

Reading community

Promoting Reading For Pleasure

Reading community

Using Story Bags to Improve Reading Communities

Reading community

Reading for Pleasure at Dunn Street

Reading community

Child Reading Leads

Reading community

Developing Independent Reading for Pleasure

Developing Independent Reading for Pleasure

Reading community

Hope Library – After the Flood

Reading community

Building a Reading Community

Reading community

When is a book not a book?

Reading community

The Building Blocks of Book Talk

Poetry

Playful poets to promote reading for pleasure

Whole school

Developing a culture of reading

Building confidence with children’s literature as student teachers

Reading community

Wild Reading and Silver Stories

Reading community

Primary 1 Love to Read!

Whole school

Developing a Culture of Reading for Pleasure

Reluctant readers

Informal Book Talk and Recommendations

Reading community

Everyone read in class

Reading community

Know Books – Know Knowledge

Reading community

Classics Reading Club: It’s an age thing!

Reading community

Little Readers Loving Books

Reading community

Inspiring children to want to read

Library/librarians

‘Let’s Love Reading Everywhere’

Reading community

Adventure corner

Digital books and reading for pleasure research

The Library Project

Informal

Reading without ties

Reading community

Sharing reading through planned Book Club Weeks

Reading community

Reading Aloud: Unlocking Texts for All Learners

Discussion

Unlocking our Treasure by Reading for Pleasure

Reading community

Little readers that turned into big readers.

Home-school

Everywhere Bear

Reading community

Creating an Author Visit with Impact

Reader relationships

Peer Recommendation Bookmarks

Digital books and reading for pleasure research

Recommendations for Well-being

Discussion

Developing Talk and Share

Reluctant readers

Reading with LARRY!

Reading community

Building a Reading for Pleasure culture across school

Reading community

“Just one more chapter, please!”

Reading community

Everyone is a Reader

Reluctant readers

Teachers as reading mentors

Reading community

Bragging About Books

Digital books and reading for pleasure research

RfP Journey at SJV

Reading community

Beyond the Book Corner

Whole school

Drop Everything and Read

Reading community

Loving Our ‘Little Friends’ Library

Reading community

Whole-Schooled in Reading Matters

Whole school

On the Same Page

Reading community

Scrapbook TALK and Reading

Engaging our children to read for pleasure

Reluctant readers

“I never knew……”

Reading community

Graphic novels get them reading

Discussion

Book Buzz – Books, Biscuits, Blether

Reading community

Book Buzz in Blackpool

Whole school

Everybody’s Talking About Books

Reading community

Reading throughout the Pandemic

Whole school

Library Variety

Reluctant readers

Reading Books to Make Book Readers

Reading community

Inspired to Read

Reading community

My Books, My Story

Reluctant readers

The Girls, the Boys, the Mole and the University

Reading community

The Bookling Book Award

Choice

Reading Rivers

Reading community

Widening Children’s Experiences of Authors when Reading for Pleasure

Reading community

Building the Blocks to Book Talk

Whole school

Growing Happy Readers

Whole school

Carnegie Shadowing

Digital books and reading for pleasure research

The Evolving Reading Diary

Reading community

Weekend Wonders

Reading community

‘We read to know we are not alone’

Library/librarians

Empowering Pupils!

Reading community

Female-focused Book Community

Reading community

Mortimer Reading Cafe

Reluctant readers

Pupil Preference and Pedagogy

Reading community

Beyond the Bookshelf

Reading community

Read the World – Do children know they are represented?

Reading community

The Magic of Children’s Literature

Reading community

Do we know what is on our bookshelf?

Reading community

My Reading Journey

Reading community

Breaking My Own Graphic Novel Stereotypes

Reading community

67 Reading Subject Leads

Reluctant readers

Developing Reading for Pleasure through Social Reading Environments

Reader identities

Tipi Readers Book Clubs

Reading community

Building a Culture of Reading for Pleasure

Reading community

Learning to be shelf-aware

Reading community

Beyond Literature Legends

Reading community

All I Want For Christmas is Books

Reading for pleasure

Building a Reading Community

Reading for pleasure

Talking about Books

Discussion

Reading Aloud with Enjoyment and Confidence

Reading for pleasure

Snuggle Up With a Good Book

Reading for pleasure

Reading Zone: Under Construction

Reading for pleasure

My Reading Marathon

Reading for pleasure

The not so reluctant readers

Reading for pleasure

Books: Friends for Life

Reading for pleasure

Developing a Reading Culture

Reading for pleasure

Heyyy, Let’s read!

Discussion

Building Book Chat

Reading for pleasure

Dragging a fossil into the Digital Age! (or using technology to continue Book Talk during lockdown)

Whole school

Teachers Who Read and Readers Who Teach

Reading for pleasure

Reading, relationships and teacher repertoire

Reading for pleasure

Children Choose!

Reading for pleasure

Our Reading Journey

Reading for pleasure

Let’s Love the Library… Inside Out

Reading for pleasure

Creating a Reading School

Reading for pleasure

We are Reading Teachers!

Reading for pleasure

Weaving the RfP Thread

Reading for pleasure

The Book Book!

Reading for pleasure

Developing a Whole School Reading Culture within School and Beyond

Reading for pleasure

Trending Now

Reading for pleasure

Enhancement of story recall and engagement through use of drawing

Discussion

How do you know what you like?

Reading for pleasure

Andoversford Primary School – Book Talk

Reading for pleasure

Linguistic exploration – A.K.A a book club for teenagers!

Reading for pleasure

Reading time in the relaxation garden

Discussion

Talk, Talk, Talk!

Reading for pleasure

Where will Reading take you?

Reading for pleasure

Reading for Pleasure or Progress?

Reading for pleasure

Who needs a cloakroom?

Reading community

Building a Community of Readers

Discussion

Bookmarks for Book talk

Reading for pleasure

Developing Whole School Reading Environments

Reading for pleasure

Little Things Can Make a World of Difference!

Reading for pleasure

Connecting through reading: Year 4 Virtual Book Club

Reluctant readers

Developing Book Talk

Building RfP through teacher knowledge

Reading for pleasure

Developing the role of Reading Ambassadors

Home-school

Books Oscars Come To Town!

Reading for pleasure

Embedding Book Blankets into the Classroom

Reading for pleasure

Let’s Enjoy Reading

Reading for pleasure

Chatter Books

Reading for pleasure

Creating a Book Buzz at Ark Academy

Reading for pleasure

Reading Rivers

Reading for pleasure

Reading Aloud: A whole school approach

Reading for pleasure

My Reading For Pleasure Journey

Reading for pleasure

Reading for pleasure

Reading for pleasure

Informal Reading Environments

Reading for pleasure

Creating a Reading Community in an Infant School

Reluctant readers

Going Beyond Books in KS3 Reading Lessons

Reluctant readers

Story Bags and Book Corners

Reading for pleasure

Informal Book Talk

Reading for pleasure

Becoming a ‘Lifetime Reader’

Reading for pleasure

Reading Role Models

Reading for pleasure

Learn to Read – Read to Learn

Reading for pleasure

Building on the foundations

Reading for pleasure

Developing Reading Communities

Reading for pleasure

Developing a Reading Community in Netherburn

Reading for pleasure

Reading: Bringing Us Together (Even When We Are Apart)

Reading for pleasure

The ‘Funnies’ and the ‘Feelies!’

Reading for pleasure

Reading for Pleasure in the ‘New Normal’

Whole school

Reading Variety

Reading for pleasure

B&B – Biscuit and Blanket Time

Reading for pleasure

Reading for pleasure in the Time of Covid

Reading for pleasure

Teachers who Read: Readers who Teach

Discussion

Inspire Family Learning: Early Years Music Makers Course

Reading for pleasure

Engaging the adults in being Readers for Pleasure

Reading for pleasure

RfP conversations in Secondary English

Reading for pleasure

The Dolphin School is alive with the sound of Book Chat!

Discussion

Staff Summer Reading Challenge

Reading for pleasure

Developing a RfP Culture

Reading for pleasure

Ready, Steady, Read

Reading for pleasure

Prioritising Poetry

Reading for pleasure

Staff Book Club

Reading for pleasure

Trainee Teachers’ Reading Treasure Trails

Discussion

Book and Tell

Reading for pleasure

Poetry Café

Reading for pleasure

Reading aloud to create meaningful bonds

Reading for pleasure

Project Poetry!

Reading for pleasure

Learning to Love Reading

Reading for pleasure

Opening the Dialogue to Enable Recommending Readers

Reading for pleasure

Reading preferences and book logs

Reading for pleasure

What Is Poetry?

Reciprocity

Growing a Genre

Reading for pleasure

Babble of the Books

Reading for pleasure

Book Recommendations On-line

Reading for pleasure

Lunchtime transition reading

Library/librarians

Online Library Booktalk

Learner-led

Telling it Together with Story Sacks

Reading for pleasure

Championing Books

Reading for pleasure

Reading Throughout the Pandemic

Reading for pleasure

Lownsbrough’s Library

Reading for pleasure

Building reading communities – attitudes and environments

Reading for pleasure

Creating Readers!

Reading for pleasure

Embedding Opportunities for Book-Talk within the Secondary English Classroom

Reading for pleasure

Every Day Is A Good Day To Read A Book

Reading for pleasure

Engaging In Reading

Reading for pleasure

Did someone say LIBRARY!

Reading for pleasure

We’re going on a book hunt

Reading for pleasure

Book Buzz: Books, Biscuits, Blether

Reading for pleasure

Can Read, Won’t Read!

Reading for pleasure

Book Crates

Reading for pleasure

Recommend, read, review, represent!

Reading for pleasure

Promoting a love of Reading

Reading for pleasure

‘Bragging About Books’

Reading for pleasure

Developing the reading community within our school

Reading for pleasure

Book Babble and Branching Out

Reading for pleasure

More than just reading the words!

Reading for pleasure

Creating a Reading Newsletter

Reading for pleasure

Book Talk for the Virtual World

Reading for pleasure

Spreading The Reading Love

Reading for pleasure

Creating a love of reading and a buzz around school.

Reading for pleasure

WhatsApp Book Chat

Role model

Teachers’ Book Club

The Lockdown Book Club

Whole school

The Lockdown Book Club

Poetry

Reading is Dreaming with Open Eyes

Reader identities

It’s a real page turner!!

Choice

Wider Reading

Poetry

We’re Going On A Poetry Hunt

Reading curriculum

Starbooks

literature

Every child in every page

Reader relationships

Developing our Knowledge of Children’s Authors

Reluctant readers

Reading for Pleasure.Com

Reluctant readers

Developing a Culture of Reading for Pleasure in Year 2

Reluctant readers

Developing Reading for Pleasure in Year 1 Through Reading Environments

Whole school

Reading Rich Communities

Reader relationships

Improving Teacher Knowledge of Literature

Book events/celebrations

A Reading for Pleasure Book Club

Home-school

Creating Positive Reading Partnerships in EYFS

Home-school

Read Succeed!

Reading curriculum

Weaving the RfP thread through Whole School Practice

Informal

Knowing Readers and Building Stamina

Whole school

Virtual Poetry Slam

Reading for pleasure

Pupil Recommendations Shelf

Discussion

Embedding a whole school culture of a love for reading

Library/librarians

What Children Want Their Teachers to Know About Reading for Pleasure

Whole school

Making reading matter

student teachers

Laying the foundations of Reading for Pleasure for student teachers

Home-school

Technology and reading amidst a pandemic

Reluctant readers

Listening for Pleasure

Discussion

Building reader autonomy

Home-school

Reading Through Lockdown

Reluctant readers

THE INSPIRING IGLOO

Home-school

Reading in the Time of Quarantine

Home-school

Engaging children and parents with reading

Whole school

Recommended Reading Lists for Reading Aloud

Discussion

Reading for Pleasure Pedagogies, an inspiration

Home-school

Sneinton’s Reading Festival

Reciprocity

Interactive reading display

Reader identities

Land of Our Authors

Choice

Enticing children to read

Home-school

When is it story time?

Role model

Book Menu

Home-school

Parents’ Reading Group Reviews

Discussion

Sharing Reading

Library/librarians

Pupil Voice and Reading Environments

Discussion

Raising the profile of Reading for Pleasure

Reluctant readers

Starting the RfP Secondary school Journey

Discussion

Me as a Reader

Whole school

Reading For Pleasure At Longwood

Reluctant readers

Book Club and Biscuits

Home-school

The Big Reveal (Blind Book Tasting)

Discussion

Gallions’ Book Society

Discussion

Reader of the Week

Reluctant readers

“Less is More” Book Corner

Whole school

Developing Social Reading Environments

Reluctant readers

Reading All Around

Discussion

Let’s unwrap a book!

Reluctant readers

Reading Buddies

Discussion

A good book shouldn’t be kept secret

Library/librarians

Reading Recommendations

Whole school

Creating a love of books, beyond lessons and classrooms

Discussion

Reading Widely; beyond Morpurgo and Walliams

literature

Explosion Books

Home-school

Roman Civilization and Reading

Discussion

Literature in the Classroom

Whole school

The Power of Reading Ambassadors

Home-school

Read Learn Live

Book events/celebrations

Grandma’s Snug: Community Hub

Home-school

Blurring Home/School Boundaries

Discussion

A Culture of RfP

Whole school

Reading: A Year in the Making

Reluctant readers

Whole School Advent Poe-Tree

Whole school

Becoming a Lifetime Reader

Role model

The Year of Reading Children’s Books

Book events/celebrations

Battle of the Books

Whole school

Tadpole Farm Book Festival

Whole school

Developing a Reading Community

Whole school

Championing the Will and Skill

Reluctant readers

From ‘Beginners’ to ‘Bookish Bletherers’

Reader relationships

Reading Space Matters

Whole school

Can you get Sixth Formers to Read?

Social media

The City That Reads Together

Whole school

Reading Rocks

Reader relationships

Chapter Free Friday

Discussion

Developing a Whole School Shared Vision

Role model

Creating a Book-Filled Childhood

Parents/families

Let’s get Reading!

Home-school

Cwtch with a bedtime book

Library/librarians

Building a community library from scratch

Discussion

Nurturing Reading for Pleasure

Book events/celebrations

If you want children to RfP, show them why…

Home-school

Reading for now and forever

Library/librarians

Five ways to use your School Library

Social media

Empowering through choice

Discussion

Book Bites

Whole school

Online Bedtime Stories

Whole school

Taking on the World through Reading

Whole school

Our Reading for Pleasure Journey

Reluctant readers

Reading with Reluctant Readers, a Coram Beanstalk Case Study

Reluctant readers

Fostering a Love for Reading: A Coram Beanstalk Reading Volunteer’s View

Reluctant readers

A Coram Beanstalk After School Book Club

Whole school

The Education Library Service

Discussion

Inspiring the love of reading

Reluctant readers

Opportunities for all children

Discussion

Reading is where the magic happens

Home-school

Expanding Reading Experiences

Discussion

We are in a Presentation!

Choice

Book Worms take Shelfies

Whole school

Opening the RfP Treasure Chest

literature

Knowledge is Power

Role model

‘More than just words’

Social media

Reading is Our Cup of tea!

Reader identities

‘Check Your Shelf Before Your Wreck Yourself’

Reluctant readers

Reading between the Wines

Discussion

Reading aloud into authentic discussion & poetry

Role model

More than Book Worms!

Reading curriculum

Our Weekend is Booked

Whole school

The SWCHS Book Mark Challenge

Boys

Punctuation with Personality

Whole school

Using your School Library to engage Reading Communities

Reluctant readers

Shirley’s Library

Role model

Child-led Read Aloud Assemblies

Cosy and Ready to Read

Informal

Our Desert Island Reads

Discussion

Extending book talk through teacher modelling

Book events/celebrations

Book Corner on a Budget

Informal

Book Blankets

Poetry

Poetry Post

Whole school

Bringing Back Story Time

Home-school

Draw a picture- share a story

Discussion

The Paucity of Poetry in Primary Classes

Reader relationships

Creating a Social Reading Environment

Reluctant readers

The Power of Puppets & Performance

Parents/families

Reading journeys and choices

Whole school

Rochdale Children’s Literature Festival

Discussion

Building reviews

Reluctant readers

Using Interactive Books to Encourage Reluctant Readers

Boys

Listen, Talk, Draw

motivation

Reading Raffles, Journals and Champions

Reluctant readers

Book marks, book reviews and book cases!

Home-school

Story Time is Cosy Time

Discussion

Giving Children Ownership in Reading

Discussion

Summer Reading in Informal spaces

Poetry

The Pleasure of Rhythm and Rhyming

Discussion

The Secret Book Club

Poetry

For the Love of Poetry

Informal

Start a Trend: Read and Recommend!

Reluctant readers

I’m Listening!!! The pleasure of Reading Aloud

Whole school

Liverpool Readathon

Reluctant readers

Building a RfP community with Dorset Reading Partners

Poetry

Fiction and Poetry

Home-school

Paired Parent Project

Whole school

Class Book Club

Reluctant readers

Developing Independent Readers

Book events/celebrations

First, the Corner. Next, the World!

Discussion

Giving children a voice

Reluctant readers

Developing a reading community in the classroom to encourage reluctant readers

Book events/celebrations

Author of the Moment

Poetry

Peareswood Poetry People

Whole school

Develop a school reading ethos

Role model

Role models reading aloud

Poetry

Pick a poet

Reading curriculum

Guiding Readers in the EYFS

Role model

Two strategies to promote reading for pleasure in the primary classroom

Reciprocity

Blossoming into Life-Long Readers

Poetry

Reading Under the Christmas Poe-Tree!

Poetry

Perform that poetry!

Reading for Pleasure with book clubs in schools

Reader relationships

The Benefit of Mixed Aged Reading Buddies

Learner-led

Reading Dream Team

Book events/celebrations

Bookflix and chill

Reading curriculum

Teachers’ views on reading

Discussion

Parent Reading Recommendations

Role model

A Chapter a Night

Poetry in the library

student teachers

Trainee teachers do it by the book

Tell us a story

Book Speed Dating

Discussion

The Will influences the Skill

We love book talk!

Recommend to a Friend Display

Reading Aloud Across the School

Box of Delights

Reading Role Models in the Community

Big up your book!

student teachers

Making Reading Relevant

The Poet Tree project

student teachers

Children’s books in ITE

Book Covers and Reading Choices

The Three Rs – Ruts, Resilience and Reading

The Picture Book World Cup

What are you going to read today Miss?

Rate and Review

Cogan Diversity Picture Book Awards 2019

Children engaging with the Poe-tree.

The Impact of Book Clubs

The December Book Advent

Our Little Pop-Up Book Hut

Reading Windows

A book a day

Boil boil toil and trouble- Bringing Shakespeare into the 21st Century classroom

Parents’ Mystery Book

Reading is about Making Connections

Can we draw yet?

Recommend to a Friend

Developing a Reading School at Little Bowden

Refurbishing and Re-energising a Reading Environment

The Pen Pal Project

#WeAreReaders

Cosy Reading

Book Clubs at Home

Poetry Gallery

Learning to Love Reading

Developing teacher’s knowledge of Children’s Lit

Reading Together

A Book at Bedtime

Reading for Pleasure in a Multi-Academy Trust

Children Who Love to Read

Whitefield Reader, Life Achiever

Building Friendships and Reading for Pleasure

Embedding a love of reading across the Whitefield Community

And The Winner Is….

RfP at Levenshulme high school

Keeping the Book Buzz Buzzing

A Reading Community

Tell me in Story-Time

Encouraging Communities of Readers

To Read for Good

The Reading Boat

Sneinton Primary…Where every day is Book Day!

Encouraging children to see themselves as readers

Embedding a Love of Reading Across our Community

Reader Teacher: Total Immersion

Greenacre Academy’s Reading For Pleasure Initiative

Nurturing Reading For Pleasure at UCPS

Teacher Bookworms

Oysters, pearls and pleasure!

Raising The Profile of Reading for Pleasure Through Whole-Class Novel Studies

Creating a culture of Reading for Pleasure

Year 7 Book Group

Reading to make a difference

Reading is our Jam

Developing a Reading Community in Alway Primary

Inspiring Reading: Media Club

Broadening Our Understanding of Children’s Literature

Roots of Knowledge

Improving our knowledge of children’s literature

Turning over a new page

Road to Reading

Widening our Knowledge

Sharing my love of graphic novels

Beanstalk volunteer reading group

Encouraging Talk in a Role Play Area

Share a Picture

The pop-up Reading Picnics

Hidden Messages About Reading

Leading a Beanstalk Group

My Reading for Pleasure Journey

Building Value: Building Readers

Reading Spaces and Knowing our Readers

Reading to Each Other

Making time to just read

The Education Library Service and RfP

Poem of the Day

Starting the journey; lighting the fire.

Read Around the Campfire

Book Chatter

Developing a Culture of RfP in Year 6

Bringing Stories to Life

Read aloud in year 1

Children as readers

Motivating groups of readers!

Child-led book recommendation

Reading- a uniquely portable magic

Northampton OU/UKLA Group

Creative Classroom Libraries

My Teacher’s a Reader!

Chatter Books

Promoting Reading for Pleasure

Bringing Reading to Life

Read, Rave, Recommend

Tracking readers’ choices

Book ‘Tasting’

One World, Many Stories

Reading for Pleasure in Hospital School

RfP in a Hospital School: merging art with science

The ‘Novel’ Approach

The Potential of A Good Read

Parents’ Book Club

Let’s Play Traction Man outside

Finding Fascinating Fiction

The Reading Review

Staff Book Club

That’s our book!

La La La!

Ladywood Reading Shed

Book Shelves and Reading Bundles!

Read for the Stars

Getting to Know My Class

#mydadreads Twitter campaign

Little Bookworms Club

Embedding RfP through the community

Inspiring a love of poetry

Embedding RfP throughout the Whole School Community

The First Chapter of learning to love reading

Just How Marvellous Is George’s Marvellous Medicine?

Lunchtime Readers

Combining Reading Worlds

Get Caught Reading Raffle

Inspiring RfP through social media

Talk about Texts

The Reading Cinema

Book Sharing is Caring

Building Book Loving Children

Book Buzz

Shelfies: sharing ourselves as readers

Developing Whole School Reading Relationships

For the love of reading

Building a Reading Community

Building a Book Buzz

Book Swapping

Choice and Community: Reading as a Social Activity

‘Book’ in some time for reading!

After school Fighting Fantasy adventures

Real Books

Doorways of Imagined Possibilities

Favourite Books for World Book Day

Reading Aloud Across School

Who owns reading aloud?

Overheard in Cherry Class

Uncovering Shared Social Reading Spaces

Battle of the Books!

Helping student teachers see the wood for the trees

Exploring children’s perceptions of me as a reader

Exploring children’s perceptions of me as a reader

“It was soooo fun” – a reading and writing project

Refugee Kindness Diversity

Becoming ‘Mr B Reads’ – a reading journey

The Power Of Picture Books For Every Year Group

Increasing my repertoire: exploring the UKLA Book Award

Reading Surveys

Reading without limits

Bilingual Bookmaking

Putting the SPARK back into Reading