The Book Squad blog

            
      Lizzie Waterworth's top tips!
    
      Lizzie has drawn on her years of experience as a voice artist to offer top tips and advice <span class="TextRun Highlight...
    
        2 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Storytime in Classroom - best books to read aloud
    
      Even after more than two decades of teaching, I still genuinely look forward...
    
        5 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Storytime in the Classroom:   Engaging the most reluctant readers
    
      Engaging reluctant readers is a difficult task as a teacher, especially with other curriculum priorities. Storytime, though, can really inspire the...
    
        5 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Creating a buzz about books at Broadlea
    
      Reading is my passion, both personally and professionally, so when I arrived at Broadlea Primary as a Deputy Headteacher four...
    
        7 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Telling tales with Sandra A. Agard
    
      I love books. I love books. I love books. There I have said it – I love … well you know how the sentence goes. Where did this love of books come from? It is...
    
        5 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      The Reading Framework 2023: A summary
    
      Are you keen to better understand the 2023 Reading Framework? Looking to make sure your reading provision is up to scratch? Here we’ll talk you through the framework, its contents and guidance, giving you the confidence to take it forward into your...
    
        9 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Why children need to be read to at home and at school
    
      Alison David, Consumer Insight Director at Farshore and HarperCollins Children’s.
    
        6 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      The incredible impact of Reading for Pleasure with children in care
    
      Researchers found that it is more important to be engaged in reading and from a less...
    
        6 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Pupil voice and reading culture
    
      Student voice and participation should be at the heart of Reading for Pleasure. Professor Teresa Cremin’s research <span...
    
        4 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Reading for Pleasure: Making diverse choices for book clubs
    
      Book clubs are a fun way to enhance reading for pleasure in your school. Sharing, discussing and celebrating books brings...
    
        5 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      Let’s talk about it: Reading for Pleasure and book talk
    
      Keen readers give themselves daily lessons in life. Through reading, they imagine and experience other worlds, develop empathy for others’<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81393770...
    
        7 min
      
        20/06/2024
      
      The power of stories: Chris Callaghan
    
      Stories have always been important to us. Methods of telling tales may have adapted over time, but the power of stories has always been constant. 
    
        5 min
      
        20/06/2024