We are getting our Croydon TRG ready for a September launch. We have a flyer! And dates! And a venue! Please share 😃Reading for Pleasure 🧶

This week we have a book recommendation from our librarian Phoebe for Upper KS2: 'Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder', by bali rai, illustrated by Dan and published by Barrington Stoke! For more recommendations for EYFS-Year 6: clpe.org.uk/blog/

Are you a primary teacher who would like to improve your knowledge of quality reads for children across the age range? UKLA Regional Rep team have you covered 🙂👀⬇️

OU/UKLA Croydon TRG

Love this! OU/UKLA Croydon TRG

So we had our 1st Croydon TRG session today and I forgot to take any photos! So you can see by how few cakes and biscuits are left that it was a good session! A lovely bunch of teachers and we’re off on our RfP journey together!😀 Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Debbie Thomas Teresa Cremin

Delighted my latest Example of Practice has been published on the Reading for Pleasure 🧶 If you want to support all staff in reflecting on their reading identities, barriers to reading and encourage them to share this authentically with children, please take a look! ourfp.org/eop/really-rea…

Ferris by Kate Dicamillo. 'Every story is a love story'. A beautiful family story that quickly draws you in. Love is encountered in many forms - it is joyful & it is painful. Tissues needed. Also, 6-yr-old sister Pinky's antics on her quest to become an outlaw are outrageous!❤️👏

Here's me teaching Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 'Nursery Grime' - remixing nursery rhymes at 140bpm, at the Barbican for the Week Junior Book Festival. His rap name is MC Mike.

Here’s an opportunity to get a free category! It’s a great way to grow staff (&kids) knowledge of new texts and authors ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Kelly Ashley #WordPower Teresa Cremin

Magic! ✨

A fantastic second session at our Croydon TRG this evening. We shared a wonderful range of picture books via speed book dating ❤️ Rich RfP discussions were had, too. What a lovely group of teachers 😃 Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Debbie Thomas Kelly Ashley #WordPower Teresa Cremin

Every month this year, I intend to give away a full class set of one book via A New Chapter - Children's Bookstore - I truly believe a full class set is one of the most valuable resources a teacher can have when teaching reading. No faff to enter, just retweet and consider yourself in. January.

Another successful Booknic ✅ If you don’t do these in your school, I highly recommend it. Great way to share reading research with families & then give the opportunity to move around the tables, get comfy & read with their child whilst engaging in book talk 📚 Reading for Pleasure 🧶

A great 3rd TRG session with our lovely Croydon teachers. We focused on graphic novels and comics. Lots of brilliant recommendations shared with the group ⬇️ Mrs B

We had a lovely 4th TRG session with a focus on poetry and non-fiction. There was lots of great feedback on the progress of Examples of Practice and we’re looking forward to our 5th and final session in May 😀 Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Debbie Thomas

Final book blanket from the final Croydon TRG session of the year. Our first year has gone by so quickly! We were super impressed by everyone’s Examples of Practice presentations. A really lovely group of teachers who will continue to develop their RfP practice 😁