Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Primary School / Edition 1

by Michael Lockwood

Overview

This practical and focused book draws on the author's own research project in order to identify good practice in promoting reading for enjoyment. It presents specific activities which teachers can use to develop their own whole school and classroom practice, enabling them to put the fun back into reading.

Each chapter features case-study material and provides examples of planning from schools that have successfully created thriving reading cultures through schemes such as reading assemblies, book clubs, library loyalty cards, school book evenings and quizzes. There is also an extensive, annotated list of print and internet-based resources.

Topics covered include:

• Becoming a reading for pleasure school
• Promoting a love of reading in the early years
• Developing reading enjoyment in the later primary years
• Getting boys reading

Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Primary School is written for all those involved in education who would like to see as many children as possible develop a love of reading. It will be particularly relevant for pre-service and in-service K-8 teachers, teaching assistants, advisers and consultants, and teacher educators and researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412929677
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/18/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Michael Lockwood is Senior Lecturer in English and Education, University of Reading.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Becoming a 'Reading for Pleasure School'
3. Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Early Years
4. Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Later Primary Years
5. Getting Boys Reading for Pleasure
6. Conclusions
7. Resources for Promoting Reading for Pleasure

Editorial Reviews

'Lockwood has written a useful, supportive book which will help teachers and librarians…He describes the background and summarises the research and then proposes thoroughly practical programmes' - Carousel

'Michael Lockwood has produced an excellent, practical overview and analysis of what works in the primary school to promote reading for

pleasure….Lockwood's work is grounded and valuable to those who need it most - teachers in the classroom working hard to engender a love of reading' - English Drama Media

‘This book is first class. It puts the matter very clearly and succinctly, and presents a great deal of evidence to support the argument that pleasure is not a frivolous extra, but the very heart and essence of what reading is about. It also gives readers plenty of ideas for carrying the principle into the classroom, and for justifying it…This is an excellent piece of work, which I hope will find a place on every staffroom bookshelf' - Philip Pullman

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