Reading for Pleasure - 6 free online resources

1.

http://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/poetry-in-primary-schools-5.html

This is a 'matrix' of questions to help children talk about aspects of a book, a passage, a poem or any text.




2.

https://researchrichpedagogies.org/research/reading-for-pleasure


This is the Open University's wonderful site to encourage and set up reading for pleasure practices in schools.




3.

https://www.teachers.org.uk/sites/default/files2014/reading-4-pleasure-10561.pdf


This is the National Union of Teachers' excellent booklet on reading for pleasure.




4.

https://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/what-does-it-mean-to-read-and.html


This is my matrix for understanding our thinking processes as we read.




5.

https://www.pearson.com/uk/educators/primary-educators/subjects/primary-english/tips-from-michael-rosen.html


These are my twenty tips to help reading for pleasure in schools. 


6. https://ieconsultancy.co.uk/2019/01/06/things-to-say-to-children-to-encourage-a-love-of-reading/

This is Ian Eagleton's site where he has 25 really great questions to ask pupils in order to encourage a love of reading - amongst other things on a superb site. 


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