Looking at a recent study of teachers’ reading repertoires and moving beyond popular childhood favourites.
The Importance of Reading for Pleasure – Farshore School Research Project
A look at how reading aloud for 20 minutes a day can impact positivity towards reading and improved attainment in reading and comprehension.
Box Clever
School Library Services across the UK provide excellent, tailor-made topic collections support school projects. Our topic boxes help teachers with their planning and delivery of the National Curriculum within a framework which is both interesting and flexible, writes Wanda Gajewski from Wandsworth LRS (Learning Resources Service)
Updating Your Primary School Library on a Limited Budget
Exploring ways to prioritise school library spending when money is limited and book prices are rising by Pat Elliott and Sharon Walsh from Westminster Schools Library Service.
A day in the life of a librarian
A librarian can bring many extra benefits to your school, helping teachers prepare and students unlock their love of stories and learning. Here librarian Laura Bennett, from Tower Hamlets SLS, discusses the plethora of ways she’s used by primary schools.
Reading Adventures
Explore how to make reading an adventure, linking the curriculum and information books, to help engage reluctant readers and develop a love of reading and learning.