Reading development - resources and organisations
The emphasis here is on reading for pleasure - many of these links are also on the main books page. Please let me know of any links which will help us to promote this fundamental role for school librarians.
The first link has proved very useful to many librarians when putting the case for "reading for pleasure" to school senior management teams. There is also a large section on Information Literacy:
The School Library and the Key Stage 3 National Strategy
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/respub/en_library
The material produced to support a training day for school librarians. Makes
very useful reading, packed with supportive comments. But would it not have
been
better to target this at senior managers and teachers so that they became
more aware of how to use their library/LRC? Surely, school librarians
already knew most of this!
Book Trust
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/
A fantastic site about books, awards and events.
Have a good look!
Education Extra Reading Clubs
http://www.readingclub.org.uk/
How to set up a club with tips and ideas.
Federation of Children's
Book Groups
http://www.fcbg.org.uk
A vital organisation for children's books and reading.
National Council of Teachers of English: The Students' Right to read
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/level/gen/107616.htm
Campaign in the US to stop censorship of students' reading.
National Literacy Trust
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk
Essential viewing. Especially the page for school librarians at:
http://www.readingconnects.org.uk
National Reading Campaign
http://www.readon.org.uk/
Reading promotion including The Big Read.
OECD (2002). Reading for change: performance and engagement across
countries. Available online at:
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/54/33690904.pdf
Very useful source of information.
OfSTED recognise the importance
of reading for pleasure. Look at the full text of this speech:
EducationGuardian.co.uk: Schools special reports: Full text - David
Bell's Speech
http://education.guardian.co.uk/primaryeducation/story/0,11146,1373441,00.html
Full text of a speech by David Bell, the chief inspector of schools, to
a press conference in London on the OfSTED report: Reading for purpose
and pleasure.
The Reading Agency
http://www.boox.org.uk
Their
Reading Futures
http://www.theirreadingfutures.org.uk
Training and support for libraries' work with young people.
Welsh Book
Council
http://www.wbc.org.uk/fr_wbc1.html
Links to Welsh authors and organisations. Can be viewed in English and
Welsh.
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