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We really do love reading at our school! There’s even photos to prove it 😊 #readingforpleasure

All reading is reading. All books are books. I believe children should read whatever most interests them & excites them; whatever gives them pleasure & makes them want to read more. #literacy

Children still love books. If you can make books available & accessible - books they actually want to read - they WILL read them! So we have to do everything possible to make sure every single child gets the support they need to become readers. #literacy theguardian.com/books/2023/apr…

"Reading for Pleasure isn’t a timetabled 20-minute activity per week (which I have literally seen timetabled). It should run through the entire school." Brilliant stuff from Jon Biddle & the other inspirational educators in my new BookTrust blog: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu…

It's my birthday! To celebrate, I'm giving away 3 signed & dedicated copies of TYGER - just RT by 19/5 to enter. And if I could have a birthday wish, it would be for other people to also give copies of TYGER - to children & adults, to schools & libraries. It would mean so much!

The photo doesn’t do it justice - beautiful in ‘real life’ 🌸💕💐

READING FOR PLEASURE has a bigger impact on children's life chances than any test scores - especially tests as cruel, pointless & misguided as this. If your kids haven't been totally put off reading for life by Sats, please let them just ENJOY it again! theguardian.com/education/2023…

I will try to tackle the untruths in this article in my tweets that follow: thetimes.co.uk/article/how-we…

READING ALOUD CHANGES LIVES! It's one of the most powerful ways you can help kids to read for pleasure & become lifelong readers, with all the benefits that brings. Just 10 minutes a day can be enough to do it! #literacy booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu… (Art: chris riddell)

‘If we don’t give them something positive to belong to, they will find something negative to belong to’: Chris Edwards says giving pupils a sense of belonging in school improves behaviour, attendance and attainment tes.com/magazine/leade…

It looks awesome 🤩

What has the biggest impact on children's life chances? It's not test scores or socio-economic background. It's READING FOR PLEASURE! So never stop sharing books with kids, and helping them to read. It will change their lives. #literacy (Art: Quentin Blake)

I have 4 copies of this amazing collection of 52 weeks of poetry by 52 brilliant poets, illustrated by chris riddell to give away. Retweet and comment to be in with a chance of winning. UK only. Winners chosen at random on Friday 7th at 10am

Would love a copy for our school library 😊

We’ve started a ‘leavers wall’ in our courtyard this year! All signed and decorated by our year 6s. Only just begun but can’t wait to see it grow in the coming years #edutwitter #y6leavers

I believe EVERY CHILD can be a reader, but they need our help & support to do it. They need properly funded schools & libraries, access to the widest possible range of books, free choice in their reading matter & the right to read for pure pleasure. theguardian.com/books/2023/sep…

Here they all are…our brilliant line-up of £1/€1.50 books for World Book Day 2024: a fantastic range for all to choose from, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token! We can’t wait to share them and much more with you on 7th March 2024! 🤗 #WorldBookDay

"Daily storytime in school can change the atmosphere around reading. With the focus on enjoyment, children start to think of reading as something pleasurable... something they choose to do." Research proves the benefits of STORYTIME! farshore.co.uk/wp-content/upl… Art: chris riddell

How do you get kids to love reading? Make it central to everything you do. Read to them every day. Always give them time to read for their own entertainment. Let them choose their own books freely. Reading for pleasure changes lives FOREVER! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)